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EU to impose airspace, media sanctions on Russia; additional sanctions on Belarus

Today, the European Union announced that it would close EU airspace to all Russian-owned, Russian registered, or Russian-controlled aircraft, including private aircraft owned by the Russian elite. The bloc’s move…

European Union Announces First Round of Sanctions on Russia: Banks, Sovereign Debt, Elites, DNR/LNR Trading Ban (UPDATED)

This post was updated on 2/24 following the release of the underlying EU legislation. Yesterday, the European Union imposed new sanctions on Russia in response to the situation in Ukraine. The array of measures…