EU targets 19.including 5 Russians ,with new sanctions.

BRUSSELS:

The European Union is targeting 19 individuals
linked to the fighting in eastern Ukraine.including
five Russian,in anew list of sanctions set for approval
on Monday.

Diplomats  said Friday that a meeting of EU foreign
 ministers only needs to rubberstamp the list,barring
a major break-through on the diplomat front over
the weekend .They spoke on condition of anonymity
because of the sensitivity of the issue.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President
Francois Hollande were set to meet Russian President,
Wadimir Putin later Friday ,a day after discussing their
proposals with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

One diplomat said the five Russians include Members
of Parliaments and officials of the Defence ministry.
The EU now has visa bans asset freezes on 132
individuals and 28 entities.

AP.