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UKRAINE-SEPERATISTSThe EU agreed Monday to blacklist more Ukrainian separatists but stopped short of fresh economic sanctions against Russia, as Moscow expelled several diplomats in a deepening of the worst East-West crisis since the Cold War.

Fresh bloodshed between pro-Kremlin rebels and Kiev’s forces added to the tensions after Russian President Vladimir Putin left a G20 summit in Brisbane early amid criticism from fellow leaders.

Putin hit back Monday, rejecting western claims that Russia has sent troops and equipment into Ukraine to buttress the uprising that has killed 4,100 people, while saying “righteous” fighters would “always get weapons”.

In Brussels, European Union foreign ministers agreed to add more separatists to a blacklist of people facing asset freezes and travel bans over the crisis in Ukraine, diplomats told AFP.

There would be a final decision on the names at the end of the month, they said.

But Russia escaped further economic sanctions, with EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini saying sanctions should be accompanied by talks with Moscow and reforms in Ukraine.

“Sanctions in themselves are not an objective,” she said.

The EU has so far blacklisted 119 individuals, ranging from close Putin allies and Russian oligarchs, to separatists in Ukraine.

SOURCE: MEDIA

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