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Images of the European court of Justice where Russian channel RT France challenges EU ban on broadcasting. IMAGES
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU is shutting its airspace to "Russian-owned, Russian-registered, and Russian-controlled aircraft." SOUNDBITE
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says Brussels will propose to freeze the assets of the Russian central bank, in a major escalation of sanctions against Moscow following the invasion of Ukraine. Speaking after a videoconference with the leaders of the United States, Germany, France, Italy and Canada, she says the Western allies "will paralyse the assets of Russia's central bank." SOUNDBITE
"We commit to ensuring that a certain number of Russian banks are removed from SWIFT," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announces at a press conference. "This will ensure that these banks are disconnected from the international financial system." SOUNDBITE
The European Union must do more to combat tax evasion and aggressive tax planning, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says in the wake of revelations in the "Pandora Papers". IMAGES