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The European Union has unanimously agreed new Russia sanctions after Moscow’s decision to recognize the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian made the announcement in Paris on Tuesday after foreign ministers convened in the French capital to discuss the worsening Ukraine crisis. The sanctions package “will hurt Russia and it will hurt a lot,” the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said. The punitive measures target members of the Russian State Duma who voted in favour of the recognition plus 27 individuals and entities who threaten Ukrai…