New Delhi, July 18 -- Brussels - The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen triumphantly declared that the bloc's latest wave of sanctions has pierced the "heart of Russia's war machine." Yet behind the photo ops and podium statements, analysts and dissenting voices across Europe suggest a more sobering truth: the 18th sanctions package may be inflicting more long-term [.]

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