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Mr Borrell on sanctions against Russia: No decision taken today – Everything remains on the table

“Everything is on the table,” said EU High Representative Josep Borrell, referring to sanctions against Russia following the Luxembourg Council of Foreign Ministers.

“As far as sanctions are concerned, we have continued to discuss their implementation in order to avoid any gaps. We have calculated the impact of sanctions on the Russian economy and we will continue to discuss what else can be done. Everything is on the table, including sanctions on oil and “Gas, but no decision has been made today,” Borrell said. In addition, he spoke of an “asymmetric shock” to member states because the situation affects them differently in terms of both refugees and energy, while stressing the importance of “strategic autonomy” in energy.

In addition, the High Representative noted that the Foreign Ministers spoke with the Attorney General of the International Criminal Court, but there was also a video conference with the Attorney General of Ukraine.

“In the morning we had a meeting with the Attorney General of the International Criminal Court. First, to see how Russia will be held accountable for violations of international law. We will provide assistance in recording war crimes. We also had a video conference with the Attorney General. “We discussed the situation. We will support both prosecutors financially and with our team in the field,” said Josep Borrell.

He also stressed that Russian aggression includes two words to describe: the first is the word “failure”. Mr. Borrell spoke of the great failure of the Russian army, noting that it was now leaving Kyiv. “They saw that it was impossible to take the capital and regroup troops in the east,” he said. The second word that characterizes Russian aggression according to the High Representative is “terror”. “The Russians left behind dead civilians, destroyed cities, indiscriminate bombings like the one we saw at the train station,” he said.

SOURCE: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ

Source: Capital

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