1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Russias Invasion of Ukraine: European Union Responses and Implications for U.S.-EU Relations Updated April 12, 2022 The 27-member European Union (EU) has responded with unprecedented unity and speed to Russias February 202
2、2 invasion of Ukraine. EU policy responses and coordination with the United States are of interest to Congress given the EUs role as an important U.S. partner. Key EU Responses Sanctions The EU has imposed several rounds of sanctionsor restrictive measuresintended to cripple Russias ability to finan
3、ce the war against Ukraine, enact costs on Russias elites, and diminish Russias economic base. Imposing sanctions requires unanimity among EU members. As of April 8, 2022, EU sanctions included Freezing the assets of 80 entities and imposing asset freezes and travel bans on 1,091 Russian officials,
4、legislators, and other elites (Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are subject only to asset freezes) Expanding existing sanctions on Russias financial sector, restricting transactions with Russias Central Bank and blocking access to its reserve holdings, and freezing
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