EU warns of 'harshest' sanctions as Russia invades Ukraine
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, “the target is the stability in Europe and the whole of the international peace order, and we will hold President (Vladimir) Putin accountable for that.”
Brussels: The European Union is planning the ‘strongest, the harshest package’ of sanctions it has ever considered at an emergency summit Thursday, as the Russian military attacked Ukraine.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, “the target is the stability in Europe and the whole of the international peace order, and we will hold President (Vladimir) Putin accountable for that.”
“We will present a package of massive and targeted sanctions to European leaders for approval,” she said. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called it the “strongest, the harshest package” ever considered.
Later today, we'll present a package of massive & targeted sanctions to European leaders for their approval. With this, we'll target strategic sectors of Russian economy by blocking their access to key technologies & markets: European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen pic.twitter.com/i57ERwJx8f