EU Imposes New Sanctions on Russia and Pledges Support for Armenia

The European Union's Foreign Affairs Council has approved new sanctions targeting Russia's energy revenues, military-industrial complex, propaganda, and human rights violations in response to its ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine. Additionally, EU foreign ministers met with Armenia's Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan to discuss supporting Armenia's resilience, democratic path, and economic diversification, with a major economic support package and a new EU partnership mission planned to help Armenia withstand Russian trade restrictions.