EU envoys OK more sanctions vs Russia

Let's not walk into the Russian traps,

she concluded

Their [Russian] national fund is almost completely depleted and their national bank interest rate is over 20%, which is, by the way, worse than Haiti's. They can't raise capital outside because of the [Western] sanctions. They don't get the same revenues from oil and gas that they used to and their employment market is in a really bad place,

the EU diplomacy chief noted

The EU is clamping down even harder on circumvention by targeting more vessels in Putin’s shadow fleet and imposing new import and export bans. We are committed to keep up the pressure on the Kremlin,

she said in a social media post

Marco Rubiosecretary of State

In order to bring an end to any conflict, there has to be concessions made by all sides,

Rubio told journalists in Riyadh

If Trump wants this to be over so badly – and he seems to be looking at economic opportunities with Russia – there really could be a quick and terrible end to the conflict,

she noted