Berlin, Aug 17, 2026 (AFP) - Top EU diplomat seeks increase in sanctioned Russian entities: report

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EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas said she wants to increase by one third the number of Russian entities sanctioned over the Ukraine war, German newspaper Die Welt reported Monday. The bloc has adopted 21 rounds of sanctions against Russia since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. "For autumn I am putting forward the most far-reaching sanctions listings since the start of the war," Kallas told Die Welt. "Once adopted, they would......

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