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EU may put Russian Sberbank, VTB Bank on sanction list - WSJ

The newspaper did not give the names of blacklisted people

BRUSSELS, July 29 /ITAR-TASS/.  {article_photo:742654:'Five western leaders favour new sanctions against Russia':'right':'50'} The European Union plans to put five more people, as well as Russia’s Sberbank and VTB Bank on the list of sanctions against Russia, said an article on the website of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Monday.

The WSJ reports referring to diplomatic sources that EU sanctions sharply limit possibilities of major Russian banks, including Sberbank and VTB Bank.

The newspaper did not give the names of blacklisted people. It said the measures were part of the plan to increase pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.