BRUSSELS - The European Union tightened sanctions on Russia on Sept. 12 over its role in the Ukrainian conflict, restricting access to financing for top Russian banks, defence and energy firms and freezing the assets of senior politicians and rebel leaders.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Reuters: EU raises pressure on Moscow with tougher sanctions
A woman and man push containers in a wheelbarrow as they walk between destroyed armoured vehicles left behind by the Ukrainian army in Lutuhyne, Luhansk Oblast, on Sept. 11, 2014.
