MOSCOW - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Dec. 18 new European Union sanctions banning investment in Crimea were "absolutely unacceptable" and amounted to discrimination against the Black Sea peninsula, which Moscow annexed from Kyiv in March.
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Reuters: Russia says EU sanctions on Crimea unacceptable
Amphibious armoured personnel carriers of Russia's Black Sea fleet naval infantry motor towards the shore as they prepare for Navy Day celebrations in the Crimean city of Sevastopol on July 24, 2014.