Ukraine urges EU to prepare more Russia sanctions as soon as possible

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium, February 1, 2023 REUTERS/Yves Herman

KYIV (Reuters) - Kyiv urged the European Union on Thursday to begin work "as soon as possible" on an 11th package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Foreign ministry spokesperson Oleh Nikolenko said Kyiv was grateful for the measures implemented by Brussels so far, but that the 10th package adopted last month stopped short of punishing Russia's nuclear and IT sectors.