BRUSSELS - EU foreign ministers are expected to give a low key reaction to the weekend’s referendums on independence in eastern Ukraine. One diplomat said the bloc is likely to broaden the designation of the EU’s Russia blacklist to enable it to target more senior Kremlin officials in future, but that ministers will not add new names to the existing list-of-48 when they meet in Brussels on May 12.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
EU Observer: EU ministers weigh reaction to Ukraine referendums
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande threatened to impose economic sanctions against Russia on May 10.
