Ukraine will ask the EU next week to consider big new steps to isolate Moscow, including seizing Russian assets and bringing in sanctions for some buyers of Russian oil, as U.S. President Donald Trump has backed off from tightening sanctions.

Ukraine will ask the EU to consider new large-scale steps to isolate Moscow. The measures include the seizure of Russian assets and the imposition of sanctions on certain buyers of Russian oil, Reuters reports.

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