Brussels, 31/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 30 July, the European Union imposed a travel ban and assets freeze on eight people - including people close to Russia's President Vladimir Putin - and on three entities, in connection with the Ukrainian crisis. Their names were published in the Official Journal of the EU during the evening of 30 July.
Among those sanctioned are Yuri Kovalchuk and Nikolai Shamalov, each of whom is “a long-time acquaintance of President Putin”. They are,...