EU leaders agree to watered-down compromise on Russia energy sanctions

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European Union leaders gathering Monday for a two-day summit in Brussels are setting a low bar for expectations for a tough new sanctions policy to cut off the supply of Russian oil exports as a punishment for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

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