The United States is set to unveil a new package of sanctions later today, including a ban on new investment in Russia and tougher measures against Moscow’s financial institutions and state-owned enterprises. Meanwhile, EU leaders will meet to approve plans to ban the Russian coal market and prevent Russian ships from entering European ports. The measures come after international condemnation of the treatment of Ukrainians in the city of Bukha, where more than 300 bodies were found, including some with their hands tied behind their backs. Key developments:

The President of Ukraine will address the Irish Parliament later today NATO foreign ministers will discuss further support for Ukraine The President of France agrees to provide technical support for investigations into alleged war crimes

  Picture: How things are in Ukraine on the 41st day of the war

Hours after he told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that Russia wanted to turn Ukrainians into “silent slaves”, the Ukrainian president warned Western leaders that they were facing a “critical moment”. In his night speech, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the new sanctions imposed on Russia “must be commensurate with the gravity of the occupiers’ war crimes” and that citizens across Europe and the West want strong action from their leaders. “We are preparing a new package of strong sanctions against Russia for everything it has done to our people,” he said. “Now is a critical time, especially for Western leaders. And it is no longer about how our people will evaluate the new sanctions and what I will say about them. “This is how sanctions decisions will be evaluated in Western societies themselves. After what the world saw in Bucha, sanctions against Russia should be commensurate with the gravity of the occupiers’ war crimes. Image: Remains of apartment buildings hit by bombings in Borodyanka, Kiev region Image: A resident searches for his belongings in the ruins of an apartment building in Borodyanka “If after that the Russian banks will continue to operate normally … If after that the transit of goods to Russia continues as usual … If after that the EU countries pay for the Russian energy resources as usual … Then the political fate of some leaders will not develop as usual. “My advice to everyone: feel now that the moment is really crucial.” EU leaders are meeting in Brussels this morning to discuss new sanctions, which require the approval of the bloc’s 27 member states. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says a ban on Russian coal imports will cost Moscow 4 billion euros a year (3, 3.3 billion), while other planned import bans will amount to 5.5 billion euros (4.5 billion euros). £). Image: 98-year-old Oleksii Shcherbo passes in front of his burnt house and a damaged Russian tank in the village of Sloboda, outside Chernihiv The EU also plans to impose a trade ban on four Russian banks, including VTB, and impose sanctions on more Russian oligarchs. EU leaders also want to prevent the export of € 10 billion (,3 8.3 billion) worth of semiconductors, machinery and transport equipment. Ukraine has previously called for a ban on Russian oil imports – something von der Leyen says the EU is working on. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 1:40 Bodies were lying in the streets for weeks in Bucha Earlier on Tuesday, Germany’s foreign minister said EU member states had agreed in principle to end fossil fuel imports from Russia without giving a date. In addition to the blow to the Russian state, the new US sanctions will put further pressure on government officials and members of their families, said White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:36 An air raid hits an ambulance “The goal is to force them to make a choice,” he said. “Most of our goal here is to deplete Putin of the resources he has to continue the war against Ukraine.” The Biden government also approved the transfer of $ 100 million worth of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine to meet an “urgent need”. Image: Sky’s Mark Austin to interview Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peshkov on Thursday