EU imposes sanctions on nine individuals involved in sham elections in Donbas, - journalist

The foreign ministers of the EU countries approved visa bans and asset freezes on nine persons responsible for organizing the "elections" in Ukraine's occupied eastern regions last November.

Brussels-based correspondent for Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, Rikard Jozwiak, tweeted early on Monday, Dec. 10, Censor.NET reports.

EU foreign ministers have just approved the visa bans and asset freezes on the 9 ppl the EU deems responsible for organizing the "elections" in eastern #Ukraine. will be published in the EU official journal around midday. #Russia

— Rikard Jozwiak (@RikardJozwiak) 10 грудня 2018 р.

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