Russian singer, deputy ministers top new EU sanctions list


BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A veteran Russian singer who voiced support for Russia's annexation of Crimea has been subjected to EU sanctions in a new blacklist published by the European Union on Monday.

Moscow said the EU had "contradict(ed) common sense" by imposing new sanctions one day after the start of a ceasefire in the conflict between Kiev and Russian-backed rebels.

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