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| Ukraine crisis: EU broadens travel sanctions list of pro-Russians in attempt to stop increasing fighting in east | |
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| The European Union is targeting another 11 Ukrainian activists as it attempts to reduce the power of pro-Russian rebels in eastern parts of the country. | The European Union is targeting another 11 Ukrainian activists as it attempts to reduce the power of pro-Russian rebels in eastern parts of the country. |
| The new additions come as the Ukrainian government said that air strikes had killed hundreds of rebels with air strikes in response to the deaths of 23 soldiers from a rebel missile last week. The eastern cities of Donetsk and Luhansk are seen as the next likely focus of fighting and three bridges were destroyed last week. | The new additions come as the Ukrainian government said that air strikes had killed hundreds of rebels with air strikes in response to the deaths of 23 soldiers from a rebel missile last week. The eastern cities of Donetsk and Luhansk are seen as the next likely focus of fighting and three bridges were destroyed last week. |
| All people on the sanctions list are subject to a travel ban and a freeze of their assets within the European Union, and the EU says that it has already seized two assets. Aleksandr Borodai is the most high-profile pro-Russian leader to join the list, along with ten other activists. | All people on the sanctions list are subject to a travel ban and a freeze of their assets within the European Union, and the EU says that it has already seized two assets. Aleksandr Borodai is the most high-profile pro-Russian leader to join the list, along with ten other activists. |
| The EU says that Borodai was “responsible for the separatist governmental activities of the so-called ‘government of the Donetsk People’s Republic.” The European Union quotes Borodai on July 8, claiming that “our military is conducting a special operation against the Ukrainian ‘fascists’.” | The EU says that Borodai was “responsible for the separatist governmental activities of the so-called ‘government of the Donetsk People’s Republic.” The European Union quotes Borodai on July 8, claiming that “our military is conducting a special operation against the Ukrainian ‘fascists’.” |
| But the 41-year-old Russian citizen has claimed that he is simply a political adviser and denies any links to Moscow. | But the 41-year-old Russian citizen has claimed that he is simply a political adviser and denies any links to Moscow. |
| Most of the other people targeted by the sanctions are alleged to have had roles in the governments of the self-declared people’s republics in Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine. | Most of the other people targeted by the sanctions are alleged to have had roles in the governments of the self-declared people’s republics in Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine. |
| The list also includes Nikolay Kozitsyn, a commander of the Cossack forces, and Oleksiy Mozgovy for commanding and training forces in Eastern Ukraine to fight against the Ukrainian government forces. | The list also includes Nikolay Kozitsyn, a commander of the Cossack forces, and Oleksiy Mozgovy for commanding and training forces in Eastern Ukraine to fight against the Ukrainian government forces. |
| The 11 new people added to the sanctions list bring the number of people targeted to 72. | The 11 new people added to the sanctions list bring the number of people targeted to 72. |