As discussions between the ambassadors of the Member States to the European Union (Coreper) on the fifth package of sanctions against Russia continued at the time of writing (see EUROPE B12927A1), the leaders and foreign ministers of the G7 countries announced on Thursday 7 April new restrictive measures, condemning in the strongest terms the “atrocities” committed by the Russian armed forces in Bucha and other Ukrainian cities.
In two separate statements, G7 leaders and ministers...