The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, confirmed on Monday 18 February that Europeans would very soon adopt new sanctions in connection with the arrest of 24 Ukrainian sailors in the Azov Sea in November and that the services would work on additional support for the region, which was economically affected by the closure of the Kerch Strait.
At the end of the Council, Ms Mogherini confirmed that there was "a political consensus that some additional measures...