The European
Union will on Thursday decide whether to impose financial and travel
restrictions on Ukraine after the death of two dozen protesters in Kiev,
even though diplomats have doubts about the effectiveness of sanctions.
Having said less than a week
ago that the time was not right for sanctions on President Viktor
Yanukovich and his government, officials changed tack after a police
crackdown in Kiev left at least 26 people dead on Tuesday.
EU
ambassadors discussed a series of possible steps including asset
freezes and travel bans in talks on Wednesday, but left a decision on
whether to impose sanctions to the EU's 28 foreign ministers, who will
meet in Brussels on Thursday (from 1400 GMT).
In
consultation with the EU, Washington was also considering the use of
sanctions against those responsible for the violence in Ukraine, a
senior U.S. official said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/19/us-ukraine-europe-sanctions-idUSBREA1I20E20140219
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