BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ambassadors of European Union countries will discuss on Thursday a European Commission proposal to ban purchases of new shares or bonds issued by Russian banks in the EU as part of new sanctions on Moscow over its role in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, an EU diplomat said.
The Commission proposal, sent to European capitals last night, does not however include a ban on purchases of Russian government debt, the diplomat said.
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