The European Union on Thursday heaped more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to U.S. President Donald Trump's new punitive measures the previous day against the Russian oil industry.

It is a broadened effort to choke off the revenue that funds Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and to force President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the war.

The steps are a triumph for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has long campaigned for the international community to punish Russia more comprehensively for attacking his country.

"We waited for this. God bless, it will work. And this is very important," the Ukrainian leader said in Brussels, where EU countries attending a summit announced the latest round of Russia sanctions.

Despite U.S.-led peace efforts in recent months, the war sho

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