The tension between Russia and the West over Ukraine remains very high, due to the continuous movements of troops from Moscow at the border.
"There is a strong unity between the Member States and our international partners" with the "determination to be ready. The work is very advanced in order to be able to put in place a strong deterrent and robust measures in case the dialogue is not successful" and not there is a de-escalation from Russia, said a spokesman for the EU Commission when asked about possible sanctions against Russia on the Ukrainian crisis.
"If it embarks on future violations of Ukrainian territorial sovereignty or aggression we will react very strongly, there will be strong political consequences and massive economic costs will be inflicted on the aggressor," the Brussels spokesman continued.
Meanwhile, as Kiev revealed that it had dismantled a Russian-backed "criminal group" that was preparing an attack, the Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron will have a talk on the situation in Ukraine "before the end of the week. ".
Just in these hours Macron declared that he wanted to present to Moscow and Kiev a series of proposals to favor a de-escalation of the explosive situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border.
(Unioneonline / lf)
