EU's toughest Russia sanctions yet snag on worries over oil ban

FILE PHOTO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a meeting of the College of European Commissioners at the EU headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium April 27, 2022. Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

STRASBOURG (Reuters) -The European Union's executive on Wednesday proposed the toughest package of sanctions yet against Moscow for its war in Ukraine, but several countries worried about the impact of cutting off Russia oil imports stood in the way of agreement.

The new punishments, announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, included sanctions on Russia's top bank and a ban on Russian broadcasters from European airwaves, as well as the embargo on crude oil in six months.