The European Union agreed to sanction Russian President Vladimir Putin and Sergey Lavrov, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, in response to the military aggression carried out by Russian against Ukraine. The EU Council further decided on a package of individual and economic measures covering Belarus. Together they represent "the strongest possible restrictive measures," according to a statement from the EU.
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