As Russian forces bombard Ukraine’s cities and strike civilian areas with increasingly powerful weapons, the European Union has adopted the largest package of sanctions ever imposed on a single country.

The 27-nation bloc overcame a reputation for internal division to agree on the penalties — but will they be enough to help bring the war to an end?

Guest: Matina Stevis-Gridneff, the Brussels bureau chief for The New York Times.

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Background reading:

As sanctions batter the economy, Russians face the anxieties of a costly war.
From culture to commerce, sports to travel, the world is shunning Russia to protest the invasion.

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