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EU Sanctions Hit Russian Intelligence Officials, Russia Says Anti-Terrorism Weakened


BRUSSELS— The European Union on Friday extended its Ukraine-related sanctions to target top Russian intelligence officials and leaders of the pro-Russia revolt in eastern Ukraine, official documents showed.
Among the 15 new people subjected to an EU-wide asset freeze and travel ban were Alexander Bortnikov, head of the Russian Federal Security Service, and Sergei Beseda, head of the FSB department that oversees international operations and intelligence activity. Four members of Russia’s Security Council were also included on the EU list.
The new measures, designed to put pressure on Moscow and its allies in Ukraine, were announced in the EU’s Official Journal, and …read more

Source: The Epoch Times

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