You're reading: EU Observer: EU ministers weigh reaction to Ukraine referendums

BRUSSELS - EU foreign ministers are expected to give a low key reaction to the weekend’s referendums on independence in eastern Ukraine. One diplomat said the bloc is likely to broaden the designation of the EU’s Russia blacklist to enable it to target more senior Kremlin officials in future, but that ministers will not add new names to the existing list-of-48 when they meet in Brussels on May 12.

 Read the story here.