EU prepares to freeze assets of Putin and Lavrov
EU prepares to freeze assets of Putin and Lavrov

The European Union (EU) is planning to freeze the European assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, as part of third round of sanctions set for approval on Friday, according to Reuters.

Earlier Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Europe to act “more quickly and forcefully” in imposing sanctions on Russia, noting that banning Russians from entering the EU, cutting Moscow off from the SWIFT global interbank payments system and an oil embargo should all be considered.