EU agrees new sanctions against Crimea officials, EU's presidency says


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  • Tuesday, 08 Nov 2016

Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble (L), Slovakia's Finance Minister Peter Kazimir and Spain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos (R) attend an euro zone finance ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, November 7, 2016. REUTERS/Yves Herman

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers agreed on Tuesday new targeted sanctions against Crimean officials, adding to restrictive measures adopted after Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.

"The Council adopted new listings under the restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining Ukraine's territorial integrity," Slovakia's Finance Minister Peter Kazimir told a news conference at the end of a meeting of the Council of EU finance ministers.

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