BRUSSELS, July 25./ITAR-TASS/. The EU Council has formally approved the expansion of blacklist for Russia and Ukraine, the Council’s press service said on Friday.

Earlier reports said the blacklist would be made public in the EU’s Official Journal on Friday.

The EU summit took a decision on the expansion of blacklist for Russian companies on July 16.

At present, the EU blacklist includes 72 names, including Russian politicians and officials, leaders of militia in the Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics.