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ZURICH - Switzerland on Aug. 5 added 26 Russians and Ukrainians and 18 organisations to a list designed to prevent it being used as a conduit to circumvent Western sanctions against Russia. This latest move, which tracks the individuals and organisations on the European Union's sanctions list, raises the number of people affected to 87 and the number of organisations to 20. The measures will come into force at 1600 GMT on Aug. 5.

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