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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has offered a bit more detail on the new package of sanctions, saying they are the largest round in four years," and will hit Putin where it hurts most."

In a statement, she said:

We have agreed on the 21st sanctions package against Russia.

It delivers sweeping measures targeting Moscow's financial system, its military-industrial complex and energy sector, that keep Russia's war economy running.