EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said earlier in April that the bloc is preparing its 14th round of sanctions against Russia, which should be adopted in spring.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Thursday, 25 April that he had met with Jeremy Hunt, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Kyiv and called for stricter sanctions against Russia. Source: Zelenskyy on Twitter, as reported by European Pravda Details: The Ukrainian president expressed his gratitude to Hunt for the largest defence aid package from the UK, worth about £500,000.
The US House of Representatives has voted in favour of the bill that would see the expansion of sanctions against Russia and allow Russian assets to be confiscated in favour of Ukraine. Source: European Pravda Details: A total of 360 congressmen voted in favour of the bill, with 58 voting against.
An initiative to enshrine neutrality in the Swiss constitution garnered enough signatures to get a vote as debate over the policy has sharpened in recent years.
The Canadian owner of a freighter that has been detained by German customs authorities said they are working closely with authorities to ensure it can continue its voyage to the United States soon. The ship, the Atlantic Navigator II, stopped at the Rostock harbour on Germany's Baltic Sea coast for repairs early last month. The ship was reportedly on its way from Russia to the United States, but has been detained by German customs officials after they determined that goods on board the freighter