EU signs off on 21st package of sanctions against Russia – Europe live

The agreement comes after previous meetings of EU ambassadors failed to result in consensusUS secretary of state Marco Rubio is speaking to reporters in Manila now, after meeting with Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and attending the Asean summit earlier today.He says the Russian invasion of Ukraine is “a very bloody war,” with the Russians now “suffering strikes deep in their territory; something you did not see at the end of the year.”“Ukraine’s played a tremendous price as well. We’ve seen you know civilian deaths, strikes in Kyiv. … This war has not been good for Ukraine either. So I