EU leaders agree new sanctions on Russia's financial, energy and transport sectors

A Ukrainian soldier stands next to a military vehicle on a road in Kramatosrk, eastern Ukraine. AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda

EU leaders have agreed to impose new sanctions on Russia's financial, energy and transport sectors and impose export controls, as well as blacklisting more Russians over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

"The European Council today agrees on further restrictive measures that will impose massive and severe consequences on Russia for its action," said a statement by the 27 national EU leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday night.