EU prepares more Russia sanctions as Kremlin readies offensive

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky speaks with European Council president Charles Michel and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)

The European Union will unveil its 10th package of sanctions against Russia on February 24 to mark the anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a senior official from the bloc said in Kyiv on Friday.

The sanctions will target technology used by Russia’s war machine, among other things, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen told a news conference.