EU introduces new Russia sanctions

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The European Union has brought in new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The EU and UK have frozen the assets of more wealthy and powerful Russians, and will also ban exports of luxury goods to Russia. The BBC's Jessica Parker in Brussels talks us through the changes. And we get a response to the latest moves from Riho Terras, who is an Estonian Member of the European Parliament for the European People's Party, and former chief of defence in his country. Also in the programme, the city of Lviv in the west of Ukraine has been seen as a place of sanctuary for many fleeing conflict elsewhere in the country. But the war has now arrived on Lviv's doorstep, and we get reaction from Ivan Babichuk, chairman of industry group the Lviv IT Cluster. Plus, we hear about the impact of Russia's Instagram ban on on those using the social network to raise awareness of social causes in the country. Today's edition is presented by Rob Young, and produced by Will Bain and Ivana Davidovic. (Picture: An empty Prada store in Moscow. Picture credit: Getty Images.)