This handout picture taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential press service late on Thursday shows Ukrainian servicemen, who were captured and jailed by pro Russian militants in Gorlivka, eastern Ukrainian Donetsk region, reuniting with relatives in the office of the Ukrainian President in Kiev. Seventeen hostages were released and arrived in Kiev after a successful operation of the Ukrainian armed forces. AFP PHOTO
WASHINGTON D.C.: The United States and Europe targeted Russia’s key financial, arms and energy sectors on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) with tough new sanctions in response to Moscow’s intervention in the Ukraine crisis.