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The European Union said it would freeze assets of 15 military and political officials in Russia and Ukraine. The move comes as tensions escalate in eastern Ukraine.
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The European Union today announced sanctions on an additional 15 individuals for their roles in the Ukraine crisis. The move comes on the heels of additional US sanctions and reflects deepening Western concerns over instability in eastern Ukraine. However, critics say the latest sanctions fail to target Russia's finance and energy industries or its head of state, President Vladimir Putin.
The newest EU sanctions include travel bans and asset freezes for a number of high-ranking Russian political and military officials and pro-Russian militants in Ukraine. Tuesdays additions bring the total number of people on the EU list up to 48, reports The Associated Press.
I am alarmed by the worsening security situation in eastern Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said today. The downward spiral of violence and intimidation undermines the normal functioning of the legitimate state institutions.
Ms. Ashton said the EU could consider possible additional individual measures, but that it would depend on how the situation in Ukraine developed.
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