Czech finance minister: total ban on trade with Russia unrealistic

A total ban on EU trade with Russia proposed by Polish Prime Minister Mateus Morawiecki is not realistic and has little chance of winning approval, Czech Finance Minister Zbynek Stanjura said on Sunday. He said the sanctions taken so far were effective, adding that further sanctions were in the pipeline. The Czech government is to meet at the start of next week to debate this proposal as well as Poland’s proposal for an international peacekeeping mission in Ukraine.