EU backs broader sanctions for Ukraine crisis

Published May 8, 2014 5:35pm ET



BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union officials have given preliminary approval to broadening the bloc’s Ukraine-related sanctions to include people, companies or organizations that have profited illicitly from Russia’s takeover of Crimea, senior EU diplomats said Thursday.

To take effect, the new sanctions must be formally approved by the EU’s foreign ministers, who will meet in Brussels on Monday. Decisions on sanctions require unanimous support from all 28 EU nations.

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