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The European Union has imposed sanctions on Russia’s defence minister Sergei Shoigu, and the country’s military chiefs, in response to the escalating crisis in Ukraine.
EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell said it is freezing assets and imposing visa bans on high-ranking officials, including President Vladimir Putin’s chief of staff.
The 27-nation group noted that those on the blacklist had been involved in military aggression against Ukraine, taking key political decisions, or propaganda on the situation on behalf of the Kremlin.
Western countries have toughened sanctions on Russia since the country announced it was recognizing two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine as independent and would send troops there.
