BRUSSELS: Europe and the United States (US) ramped up pressure on Thursday (Friday in Manila) on Russia over the annexation of Crimea, imposing sanctions on senior figures close to President Vladimir Putin, who retaliated in a deepening of the worst East-West crisis since the Cold War.
In Brussels, European Union (EU) leaders slapped an asset freeze and travel ban on 12 more Russians and Ukrainians, bringing to 33 the number of figures targeted by the European bloc.
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