EU foreign ministers focus on tightening Russia sanctions

Men lower the coffin of a four-year-old girl killed by a Russian attack , during a funeral ceremony in Vinnytsia, Ukraine (AP)

European Union foreign ministers are focused on tightening sanctions on Russia and looking at ways to add a ban on gold exports in the hope that the measures will have a decisive impact on the war in Ukraine.

EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said that at the moment “the most important thing is a ban on Russian gold”, which is Moscow’s second-largest export industry after energy.