The European Union (EU) will introduce a package of further sanctions over Ukraine issue on Thursday, EU''s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton Tuesday said on Tuesday.

Ashton told the bloc's Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels that the new package will include a wider sanction list of entities and persons.

The EU called its executive branche to finalize preparatory work on possible targeted measures and to present proposals for taking action, including on access to capital markets, defense, dual use goods, and sensitive technologies, including in the energy sector.

"The results of this work will be presented on Thursday, 24th July," Ashton said.

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