EU buildings in the Kirchberg European quarter of Luxembourg, where ministers met.
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EU sanctions 77 people over Russia's election in occupied Ukraine

Foreign ministers also approved nearly 1,600 listings targeting Russia's military-industrial complex.

EU buildings in the Kirchberg European quarter of Luxembourg, where ministers met.

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EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg unanimously approved 77 new sanctions listings on Oct. 12 against people who ran in or organised Russia's September State Duma vote in occupied Ukrainian territory, the Kyiv Independent reports.

Seventy-four of those listed were candidates and three were newly elected members of Russia's electoral commission.

The ministers also approved almost 1,600 listings targeting Russia's military-industrial complex. Ukraine had already sanctioned more than 40 people involved in the vote.

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