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EU sanctions 'on table' if Putin recognises Ukraine separatists

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The European Union will move to impose sanctions on Russia should President Vladimir Putin recognise Ukraine's separatist territories as independent, according the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. SOUNDBITE

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