EU May Target Putin’s Spy Chiefs as Yatsenyuk Steps Down

The European Union is preparing to sanction Russia’s most senior spies and security officials as it seeks to step up its response to the conflict in Ukraine, where the premier quit after the ruling coalition broke apart.

Alexander Bortnikov, director of the Federal Security Service which replaced the Soviet-era KGB, and Mikhail Fradkov, the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, are on the provisional list of sanctioned Russian officials, according to a draft document obtained by Bloomberg News. In Kiev, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk resigned after two parties quit the governing coalition and President Petro Poroshenko signaled his support for early elections.