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EU strengthens sanctions against separatists in Eastern Ukraine
EU News 476/2014
Council of the European Union
PRESS RELEASE
ST 16213/14
PRESSE 612
Brussels, 28 November 2014
The Council has reinforced EU restrictive measures against separatists operating in Eastern Ukraine, as requested by the Foreign Affairs Council of 17 November. 13 persons and five entities involved in action against Ukraine's territorial integrity will be subject to an asset freeze and an EU travel ban.
This decision brings the total of persons subject to EU sanctions over Ukraine's territorial integrity to 132 and the number of entities under EU asset freeze to 28.
Source and additional information:
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/145967.pdf