German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a reception for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in Berlin March 19, 2014. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders hold critical talks on Thursday about how to tighten the screws on Russia following its seizure of Crimea, how to support Ukraine's stricken economy and how best to wean themselves off Russian oil and gas in years to come.
With President Vladimir Putin celebrating Crimea's addition to the Russian Federation, and his officials mocking the EU's response so far, leaders are expected add around a dozen names to the 21 Russians and Crimeans already placed on a travel-ban and asset-freeze list.
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