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欧盟将扩大对俄罗斯的制裁 The EU will widen its sanctions against Russia to include more individuals and consider targeting the defence sector, the Dutch foreign minister says. 荷兰外交部长称，欧盟将扩大对俄罗斯的制裁，包括制裁更多人以及考虑针对国防部门。 Frans Timmermans said unanimous and forceful decisions had been taken on enhanced sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine conflict. The UK has pushed for the Russian arms sector to be targeted. Western leaders accuse Russia of arming rebels in eastern Ukraine, and believe they shot down an airliner there. There is widespread anger over the Malaysia Airlines crash in eastern Ukraine, in which 298 people died. The sanctions are aimed at forcing Russia to help defuse the Ukraine conflict and put pressure on the rebels to disarm. A new sanctions list naming individuals and organisations will be drawn up by EU ambassadors by Thursday, Mr Timmermans told reporters after meeting his EU colleagues in Brussels. He said there was also agreement that the European Commission would look at further measures to be taken against Russia in the fields of defence, concerning dual-use goods in the field of energy , and in financial services. But the BBC s Europe editor Gavin Hewitt says it is still unclear if EU leaders will be prepared to accept harm to their own economies in order to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin. | 
