EU plans fresh Russia sanctions including against son of Dmitry Medvedev
by Lisa O'Carroll and Andrew Roth from World news | The Guardian on (#6GDMD)
Proposals aimed at choking off commercial revenues include total ban on sale of Russian rough diamonds
The European Commission is proposing a 12th round of sanctions against Moscow, including restrictions on scores of individuals apparently including the son of the former president Dmitry Medvedev and a relative of Vladimir Putin's.
Among the 47 individuals the commission wants added to existing sanctions lists are Putin's cousin Anna Tsivileva, who chairs the defenders of the fatherland" foundation that supports Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine.
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