Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.
  • Russia will soon face a new set of sanctions to foil any efforts it makes to get around old ones.
  • The EU is planning to roll out its 11th sanctions package, an official told CNBC Thursday. 
  • "Don't underestimate the efforts that Russia will make with its pals globally to get around our sanctions," she said. 

Russia will soon face a new wave of sanctions from the European Union aimed to quash any attempts to get around the previous economic penalties that were imposed after Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine just over a year ago.