Zelenskyy seeks tougher EU sanctions
On the second and last day of his visit to Brussels, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has called on the European Union to step up sanctions against Russia. Following talks with European Council President Donald Tusk on June 5, Mr. Zelenskyy thanked the EU for its “unwavering support” and called for the “strengthening of sanctions to get peace back in Ukraine.” The EU has imposed sanctions on Russia – including asset freezes and visa bans on Russian individuals and entities – after Moscow seized control of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in March 2014 and began supporting separatists in eastern Ukraine in a conflict that has killed some 13,000 people.