EU foreign affairs ministers face calls for fresh sanctions against Russia
MEPs also call for plenary debate on the current Russian military build-up at the Ukrainian border.
Fotolia
19 Apr 2021
Russia was coming under attack from various fronts and also faced EU demands to cut back its troops at the border with Ukraine. Russia has amassed more than 40,000 military personnel near the Ukrainian border.
Sandra Kalniete MEP, deputy leader of the European Parliament’s EPP Group responsible for foreign affairs, said, “The situation is deteriorating and is a serious and growing threat to European stability and security as well as to Ukrainian sovereignty."