BRUSSELS, May 8. /TASS/. The European Union will impose new personal sanctions on Russian citizens on May 11 over the evacuation of children from the combat zone in Ukraine at the start of the special military operation, which Brussels describes as an "deportation," Reuters reported.
"European Union foreign ministers are expected adopt new sanctions on Monday related to the deportation ·of Ukrainian to Russia," the agency said, referring to two EU sources.
The sources did not details on identities of the people expected to be sanctioned, Reuters said.
EU personal sanctions involve the freezing of individuals’ bank assets in Europe, if such assets can be located, as well as bans on entry into EU member states.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has repeatedly referred in her statements on Ukraine to "thousands of Ukrainian children" allegedly taken to Russia during the conflict.
