European Union Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso gave a grim assessment of the situation in Ukraine on Saturday after talks in Belgium with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. “We are in a very serious, I would say, dramatic situation … where we can reach the point of no return,” Barroso said, according to Agence France-Presse. Barroso described the presence of Russian troops in Ukraine as a “new transgression” and predicted further escalation could lead to a tipping point. “If the escalation of the conflict continues, this point can come,” said Barroso. Despite his warnings, Barroso said he still believed it …read more
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