BRUSSELS: The EU agreed to blacklist more Ukrainian separatists Monday but stopped short of fresh sanctions against Russia, saying there was hope of restarting dialogue with Moscow to end the worst standoff since the Cold War.
New European Union diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini said foreign ministers meeting in Brussels had raised the possibility of her visiting Moscow for talks to seek a solution to a crisis that has claimed 4,100 lives.
But fresh fighting between Russian-backed rebels and Kiev’s forces underscored the challenges facing any peace efforts, as did Moscow’s tit-for-tat expulsion of several European diplomats.
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Source: Free Malaysia Today
