The European Union voted to suspend visa-liberalisation discussions with Russia, and talks on a new economic co-operation package, but stopped short of imposing asset freezes or travel bans on specific individuals, at an emergency meeting on Ukraine in Brussels.
Irish Times: EU votes to suspend visa and economic talks
The US's decision earlier in the day to implement asset freezes and travel bans on Russian individuals involved in the military incursion into Ukraine, also increased pressure on the EU to act, according to officials.
