EU proposes new sanctions package to ‘make Kremlin pay’ The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has announced a fresh round of proposed sanctions on Russia. The new package of Russian sanctions is designed “to make the Kremlin pay” for escalating the conflict in Ukraine through mobilisation and “sham referenda that are an illegal attempt to grab land and change international borders by force”, she said. The proposed eighth sanctions package includes further import bans on Russian products, expected to deprive Moscow of an additional €7bn in revenues. The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen. Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images The EU will also extend export bans…