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Reuters
Reuters
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Francesco Guarascio and Gabriela Baczynska

EU hits Russia, Belarus with more sanctions, set to snub Ukraine on swift membership

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags are seen outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/

The European Union announced fresh sanctions against Russia and its ally Belarus on Wednesday but EU leaders are set to rebuff Kyiv's appeal for accelerated membership of the bloc when they meet on Thursday to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine.

The 27-nation EU blacklisted 14 more oligarchs and froze ties with Belarus' central bank and top lenders there, the executive European Commission said on the 14th day of a war that has sent two million Ukrainians fleeing abroad.

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