Josep Borrell, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said that during his term of office, the European Union (EU) has taken a number of important steps towards becoming “not only a commercial but also a geopolitical player”. In an interview with a newspaper 20 minutes He said the package of 14 sanctions against Russia was one of his main achievements.
He said the European Union had approved a package of 14 anti-Russian sanctions “to punish Putin’s military machine” and was also providing military aid to a country in armed conflict.
Borrell also noted that the EU has approved the possibility of rapid deployment of 5,000 troops under European command, creating the potential to intervene in various crisis situations.
September 25, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov statedHe said that Western countries have imposed more than 21 thousand sanctions on Russia. Lavrov noted that the application of sanctions outside the country points to a raider approach that hits the poorest countries and deprives them of food, energy resources and fertilizer.
Previously Borrell took away Ukraine has been in conflict with Russia for 15 days without the support of the West.
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Source: Gazeta
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