EU foreign ministers have gathered in Brussels for an emergency meeting after a Moscow-backed referendum in Crimea voted in favour of a split from Ukraine.
They are expected to agree targeted sanctions on several Russian officials, assets and bank accounts.
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said that as well as sanctions there needed to be dialogue:
"We are also trying to send the strongest possible signals in our work today and later this week with heads of state and government to Rus...
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