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EU 'determined to make the Kremlin pay for this further escalation'

Speaking at a press conference alongside the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, reveals a new round of sanctions against Moscow over its latest "escalation" in Ukraine. The new sanctions include a cap on the price of Russian oil and a ban on exports from the country worth seven billion euros ($7 billion). The announcement comes as the Kremlin-installed leaders of Russian-held regions in Ukraine have been claiming victory in what Von der Leyen describes as "sham" referendums on joining the Russian Federation. SOUNDBITE

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Olive tree carvers struggle to make a living amid pandemic

Beit Sahur (West Bank), Feb 20 (EFE) - (Camera: Joan Mas) In a workshop full of Christian iconography, Palestinian Firas Hawwash continues the trade he inherited from his grandfather: carving religious figures with olive wood, a tradition of the Holy Land that artisans like him struggle to maintain after almost a year without pilgrims because of the pandemic. He has not made a profit since then, spent his savings and had to lay off almost all of his employees. Nevertheless, he is determined to persevere in this trade. FOOTAGE OF OLIVE WOOD RELIGIOUS FIGURINE WORKSHOPS AND FACTORIES IN THE TOWN OF BEIT SAHUR IN THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK. SOUNDBITES OF JOSEPH KASSIS, REPRESENTATIVE OF OLIVE WOOD WORKSHOPS AND OWNER OF A SOUVENIR AND RELIGIOUS FIGURINE STORE IN BEIT SAHUR.

Huge Soviet olive factory smoothly resumes operations after years of closure

Jalalabad revived a Soviet-era olive processing factory to produce oil and pickles.