European Union Member States, in cooperation with the G7 countries, announced their intention, during the night of Wednesday 21 to Thursday 22 September, to impose new sanctions on Russia “as soon as possible” in response to the Kremlin’s escalation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with the mobilisation of 300,000 reservists on Wednesday(see EUROPE B13026A7), and the announcement of referendums to annex Ukrainian territories militarily occupied by the Russian army.
“Russia, its...