The European Union has threatened to launch a fresh round of sanctions against Russia in response to ongoing aggressive military action in eastern Ukraine.
The group of nations is prepared to ramp up sanctions against Russia, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko at a summit in Brussels on Saturday.
“Despite the consolidated international efforts and our strive for peace, Ukraine is now the subject of foreign military aggression and terror,” said Poroshenko.
Russia has repeatedly and strongly denied accusations that it is supporting pro-Russian separatists to wage a war in Ukraine. Poroshenko is now calling Russia’s …read more
Source: Newsweek
