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Sunday, February 27, 2022
EU escalates sanctions on Russia by closing airspace and banning media
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference after an extraordinary EU summit on Ukraine in Brussels, on February 25, 2022. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool Photo via AP)
The European Union on Sunday announced severe new sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, closing its airspace to Russian aircraft and banning Russian state media outlets broadcasting in the bloc.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, announcing the measures, also said the EU was taking the unprecedented step of financing arms to Ukraine, and was hitting Russian ally Belarus with sanctions for facilitating the invasion.
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