EU agrees new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine invasion

A woman walks past an apartment building hit by shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Marienko)

The European Union has agreed on further sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine that will hit Russian officials and oligarchs, the maritime sector and three Belarusian banks, France has said.

The new measures will be formally endorsed by leaders of the bloc's 27 member states at a summit in Versailles, France, later this week.