EU, U.K. Approve New Russia Sanctions as Allied Divisions Emerge

The European Union and the U.K. agreed on separate sets of fresh sanctions and restrictions targeting Russia, a day after the U.S. added a roster of Russian Defense Ministry officials to its own target list—as all three seek to ratchet up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The EU sanctions went furthest among the new round of international measures launched in the past 24 hours. They include a broad ban on energy-sector investment, a moratorium on luxury exports into Russia and new targeted sanctions against Russian business executives and oligarchs, including Roman Abramovich, the billionaire owner of Britain’s Chelsea FC soccer team, diplomats said.