The European Union introduced a new round of sanctions against Russia this week . In the latest move, EU foreign ministers agreed to freeze all assets and ban travel for Russian officials deemed responsible for human rights abuses in Ukraine. And the European branches of Russia 's big banks can still operate as normal . EU has now taken steps that will harm its own economy in order to stand up to Russia , he writes .
The European Union introduced a new round of sanctions against Russia this week . In the latest move, EU foreign ministers agreed to freeze all assets and ban travel for Russian officials deemed responsible for human rights abuses in Ukraine. EU has now taken steps that will harm its own economy in order to stand up to Russia , he writes .