Six hours of crisis talks between Washington and Moscow ended with both sides still far apart Friday, and dozens of Russians linked to Russia's gradual takeover of Crimea could face U.S. and EU travel bans and asset freezes on Monday.
Moscow shipped more troops and armor into Crimea on Friday and repeated its threat to invade other parts of Ukraine in response to violence in Donetsk on Thursday night despite Western demands to pull back.
EU diplomats will choose from a list of 120 to 130 possible Russian targets for sanctions on Sunday while pro-Moscow authorities who have taken power in Crimea hold a vote on joining Russia in the worst East-West confrontation since the Cold War.
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