Is the Eu and the U K Coordinating?

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It's been three weeks since russia invaded ukraine. Why did it take so long for the u k in the eu to act here? This is a question i we've been asking leaders and officials who drop u these legal documents. You now be able to be really convinced that this is a step they are willing to take, Valentina says.

Oil prices fell and share indices in Hong Kong and China dropped amid investor jitters over potential lockdowns and their economic impact, German prosecutors have charged a key player in the Wirecard fraud scandal, the UK and EU have levelled new sanctions on Russian oligarchs.

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