BRUSSELS, March 21 (UPI) -- European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said Friday the European Union was obligated to stop Russia from violating Ukraine's sovereignty.
The European Council announced it added 12 people to a list of those subject to travel bans and asset freezes for violating Ukraine's territorial integrity. The move followed Thursday's vote by Russia's lower house of parliament to approve the annexation of Crimea, a peninsula of Ukraine.