European Union with broad consensus to adopt "very demanding sanctions" against Russia

The European Union reached a broad consensus to adopt sanctions considered "very demanding" against Russia. MEP Paulo Rangel recalled that the European bloc already has a significant history of sanctions, with many individuals and companies affected by previous restrictive measures. However, Rangel emphasized that the package now under discussion would represent an unprecedented dimension, being described as "truly of a very, very large dimension." This new set of sanctions comes in a context of escalating geopolitical tensions and aims to respond to the situation that motivated the need for new punitive measures by the EU.