Ukraine Crisis: EU Adds Names To Crimea Sanctions List

The EU has slapped sanctions on another 12 individuals over Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said any further steps by Russia to destabilise Ukraine would have “far-reaching consequences”.

It comes hours after President Barack Obama announced further US sanctions against Russia over the Crimea crisis.

Crimea is in the process of being absorbed into Russia following a disputed referendum in the peninsula.

The referendum has been described as illegal by Kiev and the West.

A treaty joining Crimea to Russia has now been approved by Russia’s lower house of parliament – the Duma – and is expected to be ratified by the upper house on Friday.

Also on Friday, the EU is due to sign the political section of a trade pact with Ukraine – the same agreement that Ukraine’s ousted President Viktor Yanukovych declined to sign in November, sparking the current crisis.

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