Switzerland is blacklisting dozens of influential Russians and pro-Russian separatists in line with EU sanctions. The idea is to prevent those on the EU and US blacklists from circumventing sanctions by doing business in Switzerland instead.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
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A pro-Russia militant holds up a stuffed animal as others look on at the site of the crash of a Malaysian airliner in Grabove, rebel-held eastern Ukraine, on July 18.