Sanctions loom as observers held in east Ukraine

By Peter Leonard

Published April 27, 2014 2:34am ET

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Sanctions loom as observers held in east Ukraine — Ukrainian government troops atop of their armored personal carrier rolls on a country road outside the town of Svyitohirsk near to Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, April 26, 2014. Ukrainian authorities are undertaking a security operation to liberate the nearby city of Slovyansk, which is currently controlled by an armed pro-Russian insurgency.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) | Alexander Zemlianichenko

SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — As Western governments vowed to impose more sanctions against Russia and its supporters in eastern Ukraine, a group of foreign military observers remained in captivity Saturday accused of being NATO spies by a pro-Russian insurgency.

The German-led, eight-member team was traveling under the auspices of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe when they were detained Friday.

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