Your Evening Briefing: New Sanctions Against Russia May Be Coming
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A Ukrainian father bids farewell to his son aboard a train in Lviv, Ukraine, on March 14. Russian shelling of the capital, Kyiv, and other cities has killed thousands of Ukrainian civilians, local officials said, though the numbers couldn’t be confirmed. United Nations officials put the confirmed death toll at about 900, but add that the real number is likely much higher.
Photographer: Kobi Wolf/BloombergU.S. President Joe Biden and European allies are to meet Thursday in Brussels, where they are expected to announce both new sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and fresh measures designed to keep the Kremlin from sidestepping existing penalties. The moves are expected to cap a day of diplomacy that will see Biden attend an emergency NATO summit, a meeting of the Group of 7 and a session of the European Council. In addition to sanctions, the U.S. and partner nations are to unveil a new action aimed at “enhancing European energy security and reducing Europe’s dependence on Russian gas,” National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said. A key issue among some allied nations is how far to go in restricting Russian fossil fuel, given their reliance on it.
In Ukraine, United Nations authorities say confirmed civilian deaths exceed 900, though they add that the real number is likely much higher. Ukrainian authorities say thousands of civilians have been killed by Russian soldiers.