The European Union has targeted senior Russian military officers in its latest round of sanctions, including top brass accused of presiding over a civilian massacre in the town of Bucha and atrocities in Mariupol.
Elsewhere, it accused Mizintsev “of orchestrating the bombardments of the city of Mariupol, killing thousands of civilians, including the shelling of a Mariupol maternity hospital and a theatre, killing hundreds of children.”The bloc also formally approved an embargo on Russian oil on Friday, with crude to be phased out over a period of sixth months. Other refined petroleum products will be phased out over eight months.
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