The United States and the European Union imposed more sanctions on Russian figures after Russia claimed Crimea as part of its territory. US President Barack Obama issued new measures against 20 more Russian lawmakers and senior government officials. “Russia must know that further escalation will only isolate it further from the international community,” Obama said. The European Union, for its part, slapped an asset freeze and travel ban on 12 more Russians and Ukrainians. French President Francois Hollande said, “Russia must understand that it cannot continue, that it must take the path of dialogue.”
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