The European Union says it is placing sanctions on 11 leaders of the pro-Russian rebellion in eastern Ukraine, including separatist leader Alexander Borodai.
The rebels have declared independence for the region, and have been fighting Ukrainian government troops. Borodai is a Russian citizen who has declared himself the prime minister of the Donetsk region in the east of Ukraine.
The EU had already placed sanctions on scores of other people and businesses involved in the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
Torture allegations
On Friday, Amnesty International said it had graphic evidence that pro-Russian separatists have carried out “stomach-turning beatings and torture” in eastern …read more
Source: Voice of America
