People buy vegetables at a street market during a fair in Minsk October 5, 2013. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
KIEV/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament backed the first reading of a bill to impose sanctions on Russian companies and individuals on Tuesday, a move that has raised concerns in Europe about energy supplies from Russia.
Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said last week that the sanctions could be imposed against 172 citizens of Russia and other countries and against 65 Russian companies, including gas export giant Gazprom, "for financing terrorism".
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