The European Union will widen its sanctions against Russia to include more individuals and consider targeting the defence sector, the Dutch foreign minister has said. Frans Timmermans said unanimous and forceful decisions had been taken on enhanced sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine conflict. The UK has pushed for the Russian arms sector to be targeted. Western leaders accuse Russia of arming rebels in eastern Ukraine, and believe they shot down an airliner there. The sanctions are aimed at forcing Russia to help defuse the Ukraine conflict and put pressure on the rebels to disarm. Mr Timmermans told after meeting his EU colleagues in Brussels that a new sanctions list naming individuals and organisations will be drawn up by EU ambassadors by tomorrow.