BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union targeted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle for the first time Wednesday for the Kremlin’s actions in Ukraine, subjecting three of his long-time associates to EU-wide asset freezes and travel bans.

A total of eight people were added to the EU’s sanctions list for allegedly undermining Ukraine’s sovereignty or profiting from Moscow’s takeover of Crimea, the EU’s Official Journal showed. Three companies were also blacklisted.

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