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The European Union has added seven names to its list of people facing sanctions for undermining Ukraine’s territorial integrity and independence.

The sanctions list, which now consists of 177 individuals and 44 entities, was established after Russia seized control of Ukraine’s Crimea region in March 2014 and has grown over the following years as Moscow has continued to back separatists in eastern Ukraine.

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