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EU slaps new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine

By Juergen Baetz
Published April 28, 2014 5:29pm ET
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EU slaps new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
A masked pro-Russian activist places a self-proclaimed 'Donetsk Republic' flag over the office of a "Privatbank" bank, owned by a businessman who is considered to back the new pro-western government in Donetsk, Ukraine, Monday, April 28, 2014. Ukraine's acting government and the West have accused Russia of orchestrating the unrest, which they fear Moscow could use as a pretext for an invasion. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) | Efrem Lukatsky

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union added 15 more officials to its Russian sanctions list on Monday to protest Moscow’s meddling in Ukraine.

The officials held responsible for “undermining Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence” will be banned from traveling to the 28-nation bloc and will see their assets there frozen, the EU said in a statement.

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