This ends our live-blogging on the crisis in Ukraine for July 30. Be sure and check back tomorrow for our continuing coverage.
The rebuilding of Slovyansk continues:
The EU has released its new sanctions list:
The European Union late on July 30 released the list of the individuals and entities targeted in its latest round of sanctions against Russia.
The list includes three longtime acquaintances of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the first deputy chief of staff of the Russian presidential administration, two officials in the self-declared governments of separatist-held territories of eastern Ukraine, a pro-Kremlin official in the Crimea area, illegally annexed by Russian in March, and a person linked to separatists in eastern Ukraine.
Three business entities were also on the sanctions list -- the joint stock concern Almaz-Antey Defense Corporation; Dobrolet, a subsidiary of a Russian state-owned airline; and the Russian National Commercial Bank.
The Russian National Commercial Bank was the first Russian bank to enter Crimea after the region's annexation earlier this year.
It's a small (pro-Russian) world after all...
The latest round of EU and U.S. sanctions over Ukraine will restrict Moscow's access to what Russia needs most: Western financing and new technology. Here are five things to know about the sanctions and their impact. Read more.
The lines between "pro-Russian" and "Russian" keep fading:
Paul Goble observes how "Russian commentators are scrambling to explain why the Russian-speaking population in that region have not flocked to the banners of the secessionists in Donetsk and Luhansk." Read more here.
The situational map distributed by Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council for today:
