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EU Weighs Stricter Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine


The European Union is prepared to toughen sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis but wants a political deal to end the confrontation, its leader said Saturday.

“We are ready to take very strong and clear measures, but we are keeping our doors open to a political solution,” European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said at a news conference in Brussels with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

Poroshenko arrived in Brussels Saturday to discuss with EU leaders how to deter Moscow, which is believed to be supporting pro-Russia separatists fighting government troops in eastern Ukraine.

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Source: Voice of America

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