European Union (EU) foreign ministers on Friday added Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the EU's sanctions list following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
"President Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov are in the list of sanctioned people together with the remaining members of the Duma (Russian parliament) who are supporting this aggression," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters after a meeting of the EU ministers in Brussels, according to the AFP news agency.
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