EU’s von der Leyen pledges to ‘not lift any sanctions unless Russia stops the war’ as leaders discuss Ukraine – Europe live
European leaders are meeting in Brussels amid worsening relations between Washington and KyivIrish PM Micheál Martin got asked about Ukraine on his arrival, too.He said “the very severe pressure that...
By Jakub Krupa · The Guardian World
European leaders are meeting in Brussels amid worsening relations between Washington and Kyiv Irish PM Micheál Martin got asked about Ukraine on his arrival, too. He said “the very severe pressure that Ukraine is under needs a European response,” with the opening of the accession clusters, and the deploying of the EU’s €90bn loan to Ukraine as soon as possible. “I am conscious on the last occasion, we strongly supported the issue of the seizure, the seized assets and whether they could be deployed. But that came to nought in the end.” “What is happening now is, really, without any sort of regard for innocent civilian life, Russia is simply bombing civilian infrastructure, and endeavouring to kill as many people as possible in Ukraine and to put as much pressure as possible on the civilian population in Ukraine to try and force a Ukrainian climbdown. The stakes are high and the situation is of considerable concern.” Continue reading...