BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers have asked the European Commission to look at Russian defence, energy and financial services sectors when considering new sanctions against Moscow over the conflict in eastern Ukraine, Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans said.
"We have decided today that the list of persons under sanctions will be enlarged and a list will be submitted to COREPER (EU ambassadors) by Thursday," Timmermans told reporters on leaving a meeting of EU foreign ministers.
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