The European Union has imposed sanctions on eight intelligence agents, military and border guards. They are accused of having joint responsibility for the recent escalation of the Ukraine conflict, said the representation of the Member States. It was "without any justification military force" has been applied.

During the confrontation in the Black Sea in late November, the Russian Coast Guard had forcibly detained three Ukrainian naval boats from Kerch Strait into the Sea of ​​Azov. The boats and crew were fixed. The sailors are still in custody today. The EU states had already called for the immediate release of men in December.

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According to EU figures, the public officials now included in the sanction list are the head and deputy head of the border security department of the domestic secret service for the "Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol" and three commanding officers of Russian border patrol vessels and a submarine defense ship.

Entry barriers and freezing of assets

In addition, two department heads of Russian checkpoints and a commander of the Russian armed forces were listed. All persons are now subject to EU entry barriers, and existing assets in the EU are frozen.

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Along with the new sanctions, EU countries have also extended existing sanctions against Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and against pro-Russian separatists for a further six months until 15 September 2019. According to the Representation of the Member States, a total of 170 people and 44 organizations affected by the Ukraine conflict in one way or another.

The Ukraine conflict now lasts for five years. It was triggered in 2014 by the overthrow of the elected government in Kiev, Russia's support for separatists in eastern Ukraine and the annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea. Because of the annexation of the Crimea, the US has now imposed further sanctions on its own, including six armaments companies operating in the Crimea, including shipyards.