EU prepares tariffs on Russian goods exempt from sanctions

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The EU is considering levying tariffs on up to €42bn of Russian imports that have been spared by the sanctions regime imposed by the bloc in response to Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

EU trade ministers on Thursday asked the European Commission to draw up a plan to place duties on products that are exempt from the…