The European Union is pondering a new round of sanctions against Russia that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says will range wider and hit harder, as the West seeks to make the Kremlin pay amid accusations of war crimes in Ukraine. The European Commission proposal presented on Tuesday includes a ban on imports of Russian coal into the European Union. The new package of sanctions – which would have to be approved by the EU’s 27 member states before taking effect – would also ban Russian ships from harbours in the bloc and includes other restrictions on trade. There would be a…