EU prolongs sanctions against scores for undermining Ukraine

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is extending for six months its sanctions against scores of people and organizations accused of undermining the territorial integrity of Ukraine. EU headquarters said Thursday that the travel bans and asset freezes on 175 people and 44 “entities,” which are usually companies, banks, associations or other organizations, will be prolonged until March 15. The EU imposed sanctions on Russia after it annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 201