EU leaders weigh new sanctions on Russia amid ‘series of attacks’

EU leaders gather in Brussels for a European Council summit
Slovenia’s Prime Minister Janez Jansa and French President Emmanuel Macron attend the European Union Summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium December 16, 2021. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS

By Philip Blenkinsop, Gabriela Baczynska and Robin Emmott

BRUSSELS – The European Union is under assault from Russia on multiple fronts and must unite behind new economic sanctions, Baltic and central European leaders said on Thursday, with Lithuania citing a risk of possible Russian military strikes from Belarus.