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EU adding 160 Russian oligarchs, senators to sanctions blacklist
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a press statement on Ukraine, at EU headquarters in Brussels, Feb 24, 2022. (Kenzo Tribouillard, Pool Photo via AP)
The European Union agrees to add 146 members of Russia’s upper house of parliament and 14 Kremlin-linked oligarchs and relatives to its sanctions list over Moscow’s war in Ukraine, officials say.
“We are further tightening the net of sanctions responding to Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine,” European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen tweets.
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