Ukraine calls for UN intervention as activists seize official buildings, EU widens sanctions on Russia

EU foreign ministers said today that they would expand a list of names targeted by EU sanctions, as pro-Russian activists occupied more buildings in the eastern regions of Ukraine.

The British Foreign Secretary, William Hague , told reports that the seizure of official buildings “is something that is being planned and brought about by Russia.”

In a telephone conversation with the United States president, Barack Obama, the Russian premier, said that allegations of Russia’s involvement were “based on questionable information,” reports the BBC.

Condemning the violence in eastern that resulted in seizure of several buildings, the Ukrainian prime-minister called on the UN to assist in combating the aggression.

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