The source stressed that two of the four Russian officers were sanctioned over their alleged involvement in the attack on former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the UK town of Salisbury on March 4, 2018, with the use of a nerve agent.
The source added that the expanded list will also include five citizens of Syria, without providing other details.
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The final approval of the list is expected on Monday at a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, he clarified.
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