France, Feb. 21 -- European Union members gave a provisional all-clear to a 13th package of Ukraine-related sanctions against Russia on Wednesday. It covers bans for nearly 200 organisations and individuals accused of helping Moscow obtain weapons or being involved in kidnapping Ukrainian children.

The new package will add 193 entities and individuals to the list of those banned from travelling to the EU or doing business in the 27-country bloc.

It is understood that the focus of the listings is roughly split between outfits and individuals that are part of Russia's military industrial complex and those involved in trafficking and kidnapping Ukrainian children.

Belgium, which holds the rotating EU presidency, announced the move on the ...