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Von der Leyen: EU to sanction Sberbank in latest round of sanctions.

by The Kyiv Independent news desk April 17, 2022 6:32 AM 1 min read
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Head of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen told German newspaper Bild am Sonntag in an interview published on April 17 that the EU's sixth round of sanctions with target the banking sector, "especially Sberbank, which accounts for 37% of the Russian banking sector," as well as oil.

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