Jonathan Stearns — EU Completes Plan to Broaden Economic Sanctions Against Russia

I interpret this move to escalate in the face of a winding down of hostilities as a rather thinly veiled attack on Putin to effect eventual regime change in Russia, in line with the US imperial objective of creating instability in regions that it does not fully control. Even if I am wrong about the intent, I am pretty sure that this is the Russians see it and will react to it.

Bloomberg
EU Completes Plan to Broaden Economic Sanctions Against Russia
Jonathan Stearns