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EU to impose sanctions on nine people for alleged war crimes in Ukraine's Bucha, says French minister

The EU expands sanctions to include nine suspects linked to Bucha war crimes and four Kremlin propagandists, increasing its individual sanctions regime beyond 2,600 targets.

  • The European Union plans to sanction nine individuals suspected of war crimes during Russia's occupation of Bucha, as announced by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.
  • Sanctions will also target four Kremlin propagandists, including French citizen Adrien Bocquet, accused of justifying war crimes and spreading disinformation.
  • G7 leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, have agreed to maintain sanctions on Russia despite tensions with Iran, emphasizing continued support for Ukraine.
  • Ukraine has imposed sanctions on 29 individuals and 15 organizations for collaborating with Russian occupation authorities and participating in propaganda efforts.
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The European Union has imposed sanctions against the nine Russian military forces, which "led their units at a time when hundreds of civilians were killed, in some cases as a result of brutal killings", as stated in the statement of the EU Mission in Russia.

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The EU imposed sanctions on Monday against nine individuals for their involvement in the massacre in Butcha in March 2022. In the suburb of Kyiv…

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Their actions are classified as war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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