The adoption of a fifth round of sanctions against Russia is set to top the agenda at a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Luxembourg today.
The latest sanctions were agreed following the atrocities committed by Russian armed forces in Bucha.
The sanctions include a ban on the purchase, import or transfer of coal and other solid fossil fuels into the EU from Russia.
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Imports of coal into the EU from Russia are currently worth €8 billion per year.
Fine Gaels spokesperson on European Affairs Neale Richmond says the current round of sanction must be implemented immediately:
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