The European Union is weighing how to help stem the economic hit from the war in Ukraine, including a possible relaxation of the bloc’s tough state-aid rules. The European Commission is “looking at all tools at our disposal” and “is ready to use the full flexibility of its state-aid toolbox,” spokeswoman Arianna Podesta said in an email. EU nations would be consulted before any new measures were adopted, she said. Amid international efforts to isolate Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, the U.S., the U.K. and the EU have ramped up sanctions, with the 27-nation bloc imposing two sets of sanctions against Russia and planning further measures that will also include Belarus. The EU is also bracing for potentially severe economic consequences should Russia cut off natural gas supplies in retaliation for sanctions. French […]