Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has announced that his government has proposed imposing sanctions on 172 citizens of Russia and other countries.

"The Cabinet of Ministers will submit to NSDC [National Security and Defense Council] a list of 172 citizens of Russia and citizens of other states who have been financing terrorism, supported the annexation of Crimea and encroached on the territorial integrity of Ukraine," he said at a press briefing in Kyiv on Friday.