The US and the EU on July 16 announced the most wide-ranging sanctions yet on the Russian economy, with Washington targeting key institutions including Gazprombank and Rosneft Oil Co, as well as other energy and defence companies.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
France 24: US, EU impose toughest sanctions yet on Russia over Ukraine (VIDEO)
An elderly Ukrainian woman cries on July 14, 2014, at a building destroyed during combat between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian militants in the village of Semenovka, near the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk in the Donetsk region.