EU chief hails agreement on 9th sanctions package against Russia

By Beyza Binnur Donmez

ANKARA (AA) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday welcomed the EU's agreement on the ninth sanctions package against Russia.

"It (sanctions package) focuses on tech, finance and media to push the Russian economy and war machine further off the rails," Von der Leyen said on Twitter.

It also sanctions almost 200 individuals and entities "involved in attacks on civilians and kidnapping children," she added.

The bloc agreed on the ninth round of sanctions on Thursday, a few days after EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced that there is "no 100% agreement" between the EU foreign ministers without detailing what the dispute was.

The new set of sanctions include restrictions on mining investments in Russia as well as banning of exports of dual-use goods to Russia.