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Xinhua: Ukraine expands sanctions against Russia

By Xinhua.

Published June 22, 2018 at 3:17 pm

Russian police block Manezhnaya square near the Kremlin in Moscow on December 15, 2010 in anticipation of a potential clash between Russian ultra-nationalists and gangs from the largely Muslim North Caucasus. Moscow police arrested more than 100 suspected nationalists and Muslims from southern Russia on Wednesday amid fears of ethnic riots erupting following the deadly shooting of a football fan. AFP PHOTO / NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP PHOTO / NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA

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Kyiv has expanded the list of Russian organizations and individuals subject to sanctions over their alleged role in the Ukrainian crisis, the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) said June 22.

According to a statement on the NSDC website, the updated sanctions list includes 1,759 individuals and 786 entities, up from 1,748 persons and 756 entities listed last month.