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| Ukraine unrest: EU sanctions imposed | Ukraine unrest: EU sanctions imposed |
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| European Union foreign ministers have agreed to impose sanctions on Ukrainian officials "responsible for violence and excessive force". | European Union foreign ministers have agreed to impose sanctions on Ukrainian officials "responsible for violence and excessive force". |
| Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt tweeted that asset freezes and travel bans would be adopted "as a matter of urgency". | Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt tweeted that asset freezes and travel bans would be adopted "as a matter of urgency". |
| At least 21 anti-government protesters died in clashes in Kiev on Thursday. | At least 21 anti-government protesters died in clashes in Kiev on Thursday. |
| Officials said that one policeman had also died and that 67 police had been captured by protesters. | Officials said that one policeman had also died and that 67 police had been captured by protesters. |
| EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said the "prime responsibility" to get talks between the two sides under way lay with President Viktor Yanukovych. | |
| Speaking after an emergency meeting of EU foreign minsters in Brussels, she said ministers had expressed their "dismay" at the latest violence and had agreed to "suspend export licences for equipment for internal repression". | |
| Implementation of the measures "will be taken forward in light of developments in Ukraine", she added. |