The EU Council agreed on a package of measures to respond to the decision by the Russian Federation to proceed with the recognition of the non-government controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts in Ukraine as independent entities, and the ensuing decision to send Russian troops into these areas. The agreed package includes: targeted sanctions against the 351 members of the Russian State Duma and an additional 27 Generals;
restrictions on economic relations with the non-government controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts;
restrictions on Russia’s access to the EU’s capital and Finance markets and services.
