Live updates | UK puts sanctions on Russian broadcasters

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50% : If the sanctions proposed by the EU's executive arm are approved by EU member countries, Kirill would be added to the EU's updated list of individuals facing travel bans and a freeze of assets.
46% : LONDON -- Britain announced a further raft of sanctions against Russia, banning the country from doing business with management consultants, accounting and PR firms in the U.K.The British government also imposed asset freezes and travel bans on journalists working for state-owned media and other broadcast organizations the U.K. accuses of spreading propaganda.
44% : Kyrylenko said the effort is supported by the United Nations and the International Red Cross.___BRUSSELS -- The European Union plans to sanction the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, in its next round of measures against Russia, according to several EU diplomats.

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