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EU zooms in on tighter Russia sanctions; backs Ukraine aid

Portugal's Agriculture Minister Maria do Ceu Albuquerque, left, attends a meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Brussels on Monday, July 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Czech Republic's Agriculture Minister Zdenek Nekula gestures at the start of a meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Brussels on Monday, July 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Belgium's Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib, third right, takes a selfie with Denmark's Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod, right, and Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno, second right, during a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, July 18, 2022. European Union foreign ministers are zooming in Monday on tightening the extensive package of sanctions on Russia and looking at ways to add a ban on gold exports in hopes that the measures might finally start to have a decisive impact on the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) German State Secretary Anna Luhrmann speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, July 18, 2022. European Union foreign ministers are zooming in Monday on tightening the extensive package of sanctions on Russia and looking at ways to add a ban on gold exports in hopes that the measures might finally start to have a decisive impact on the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) From left, Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, Romania's Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, Ireland's Foreign Minister Simon Coveney, Poland's Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, Belgium's Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib, Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno and Denmark's Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod pose during a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, July 18, 2022. European Union foreign ministers are zooming in Monday on tightening the extensive package of sanctions on Russia and looking at ways to add a ban on gold exports in hopes that the measures might finally start to have a decisive impact on the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Czech Republic's Agriculture Minister Zdenek Nekula, right, rings a bell to signify the start of a meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Brussels on Monday, July 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, left, speaks with Croatia's Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic Radman during a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, July 18, 2022. European Union foreign ministers are zooming in Monday on tightening the extensive package of sanctions on Russia and looking at ways to add a ban on gold exports in hopes that the measures might finally start to have a decisive impact on the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, July 18, 2022. European Union foreign ministers are zooming in Monday on tightening the extensive package of sanctions on Russia and looking at ways to add a ban on gold exports in hopes that the measures might finally start to have a decisive impact on the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
EU zooms in on tighter Russia sanctions; backs Ukraine aid