Ukraine war latest: Putin struggles to pronounce leader’s name; peace talks ‘are a trap’

European Parliament says EU needs to get tougher on Russia sanctions The European Parliament said it is concerned Moscow is too easily bypassing European sanctions as it called for tougher enforcement of restrictive measures. In a resolution adopted today, the parliament voiced its “alarm” over “loopholes” in the EU sanctions regime against Moscow. Members suggested there is a lack of “proper enforcement and attempts to undermine the effort to strategically weaken the Russian economic and industrial base”. They also highlighted that “critical” Western components are still finding their way to Russia via countries including China, Turkey and Kazakhstan, where the…