LAST UPDATE 20:42 EU foreign ministers agreed on Tuesday to impose sanctions on 27 individuals and entities from Russia as the first reaction after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognize the breakaway Donetsk and Luhansk “Republics”. The sanctions also target banks, the defense sector and restrict Russia’s access to European capital markets. However, European […]
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The cube has been thrown: The framework of sanctions against Russia is announced by the EU – Joint Statement by Michel-von Der Layen
LAST UPDATE: 15.55 The Presidents of the European Council and the European Commission, Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen, respectively, in a joint statement, welcomed the unity of the EU Member States and their determination to react vigorously and swiftly to Russia’s illegal actions. “The decision of the Russian Federation to recognize as independent […]
Borrell: Brussels will decide today on the first sanctions against Russia
LAST UPDATE: 10.43 The EU will decide today to impose the first sanctions against Russia, after Moscow recognized the separatist provinces in eastern Ukraine, announced today the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell. Borrell said at the start of an EU forum on India-Pacific co-operation in Paris that he had convened an “extraordinary Foreign Affairs […]
J. Borrell: Putin’s recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk is a blatant violation of international law
“Recognition of the two breakaway regions in Ukraine is a clear violation of international law, Ukraine’s territorial integrity and the Minsk agreements,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell wrote on Twitter shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s televised address. “The EU and its partners will respond with unity, stability and determination in solidarity with Ukraine,” […]
EU warns Moscow not to recognize breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine
The European Union (EU) on Monday warned Moscow not to recognize the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics in eastern Ukraine, pledging that if Russia chose to do so, the European response would be “strong”. Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting of Russia’s Security Council earlier today that the Kremlin would consider recognizing […]
EU must act to prevent Bosnia-Herzegovina disintegration, Borrell says
European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels today must take decisions to avoid a worsening of the “critical situation” in Bosnia, according to EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. Bosnia is facing its worst political crisis since the end of the 1990s wars in the Balkans, with Bosnian Serbs challenging federal state institutions. “The rhetoric […]
Borrell: Brussels supports further talks between US and Russia
The EU supports recent efforts to hold further talks between Washington and Moscow to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis over Ukraine, European Union Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said today. “There is a great need for summits, at the level of leaders, at the level of ministers, in any form, any form of talks […]
J. Borel: The EU is ready to present a tough package of sanctions against Russia
The European Union (EU) is ready to impose a tough sanctions package as soon as possible as Russian troops approach Ukraine, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said on Thursday, according to Reuters. “We have already prepared a full package of sanctions (…) We have prepared a very tough […]
Mr. Borrell: EU diplomatic missions to Ukraine remain open
EU diplomatic missions to Ukraine remain open, says EU High Representative Josep Borrell. In a statement issued by the EU, he added that “they continue to work for the support of EU citizens and in cooperation with the Ukrainian authorities”, while noting that any further military aggression against Ukraine “will have huge consequences and a […]
Borrell letter to Lavrov: We are ready to continue the dialogue with Russia
The High Representative of the EU, Josep Borrell, calls on Russia to de-escalate in a letter to the Russian Foreign Minister, according to information from the APE-MPE. He also clarified that he was responding on behalf of the 27 EU member states to the letter sent to them by Mr. Lavrov. Josef Borrell expresses his […]
