Ukraine : EU could take individual sanctions

Relations between Moscow and the West are extremely tense, but at this stage the EU is unlikely to take further economic sanctions

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Nathalie Vandystadt

14 novembre 2014 à 15h58

Unlicensed military trucks heading towards Donetsk in the east of Ukraine — BELGA

Will the EU only take individual sanctions - by extending the list of pro-Russian Ukrainian leaders (and Russians?) already targeted by European retaliatory measures? Or will it impose further economic sanctions on Russia? These questions are still being asked in the run-up to a meeting of the member states' foreign affairs ministers on 17 November, while the situation continues to deteriorate in Eastern Ukraine in the wake of the separatist elections on 2 November, and while rumours circulate on the…

State of EU sanctions

At this stage, 119 people involved in the Ukranian conflict are prohibited from obtaining visas and have had their assets frozen in the EU, while 23 organisations have had their assets frozen. The EU has banned imports from Crimea and Sevastopol, unless they are accompanied by a certificate of origin signed by the Ukrainian authorities. It has also taken economic sanctions against Moscow, targeting the financial, energy, technology and military sectors.

par Nathalie Vandystadt

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