EU foreign ministers adopted new sanctions targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin and his foreign minister Sergei Lavorv for invading Ukraine, diplomatic sources told dpa on Friday. Putin and his foreign minister are subject to an asset freeze as part of a massive package agreed on at an emergency EU leaders summit to respond to Russia’s attack on Ukraine. The new sanctions come on top of asset freezes and travel bans already imposed on senior Kremlin officials involved in Russia’s decision to recognize Ukraine’s breakaway provinces as independent states. The restrictions also target Russi…

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