Von der Leyen confident EU will pass new sanctions package

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Eurpoean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday she was confident the bloc would approve a new package of sanctions against Russia.

“I am confident that we will get this package on track – if it takes a day longer, it takes a day longer – but we are moving in the right direction,” she told a conference hosted by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper.