The EU was today imposing new sanctions on Russian energy giants in a move which is expected to provoke a strong response from the Kremlin. Leaks suggested that giants Rosneft, Gazpromneft and Transneft were all hit in a bid to change Vladimir Putin's policies on Ukraine. The companies are more than 50 per cent state owned. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko sings the National anthem during his visit to the Mariupol Metallurgic Plant  in the eastern Ukrainian city Mariupol Warning: Ukraine's Yatsenyuk, right, says that President Putin wants his country to remain under Russian influence The tough new measures against Russia will be unveiled as Ukraine today accused pro-Moscow rebels of waging fresh attacks in eastern Ukraine despite a ceasefire imposed on Friday.
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Ukraine says that despite ceasefire their positions are still under attack
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Vladimir Putin is 'sucking the blood' out of Ukraine, Kiev PM warns
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Claim that Moscow wants to return Kiev to Russian sphere of influence
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Ukraine's president visits key city of Mariupol in symbolic show of strength
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Says to crowd: 'This is our Ukrainian land and we'll never give it up to anyone. This city was, is, and will be Ukrainian'
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Petro Poroshenko says 1,200 prisoners have been released by rebels
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Martial law to be imposed on streets of Ukraine if ceasefire does not hold
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