New EU Sanctions on Russia to Target Sberbank, Commission Head Tells Paper

New EU Sanctions on Russia to Target Sberbank, Commission Head Tells Paper
The logo is on display in an office of the Russian largest lender Sberbank in Moscow, Russia, on Dec. 24, 2020. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
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The European Union’s forthcoming sanctions on Russia will target banks, in particular, Sberbank, as well as oil, the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, told a German newspaper.

Bild am Sonntag, in an interview published on Sunday, asked her to name the key points of a planned sixth round of sanctions.