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New York Times: U.S. imposes visa ban on 20 Ukrainian officials as further sanctions are threatened
A protester throws tyres to keep a barricade of flames between protesters and police at Independence square in Kiev on February 19, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday announced a "truce" and the start of direct talks with the opposition after holding private talks with three anti-government leaders. AFP PHOTO / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI
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BRUSSELS — Expressing alarm at the lethal escalation of political violence in Ukraine, the European Union and the United States scrambled for a quick response Wednesday, threatening punitive sanctions against senior figures in the Ukrainian government. The Obama administration later said it had placed 20 top Ukrainian officials on a visa blacklist.
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