European leaders are debating possible sanctions against Russia

A European Council meeting will begin in Brussels on Thursday, 16 December, with “900 seconds” as one of the issues for possible action against Russia, including a possible attack on Ukraine.

Yesterday, European leaders met with leaders of the Eastern Partnership countries from Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Moldova. Russia was also the subject of these talks.

Gypsies Nausēda

President of Lithuania

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“You know that Russia is always part of all our talks, both on the migration crisis and on security issues in Ukraine. Of course it was tonight. We discussed it and we will continue tomorrow. “

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“Either Russia will dominate the Eastern Partnership countries in the coming decades, or the European Union will be more open and more commercially, economically, socially and culturally connected with the European Union,” said Polish Prime Minister Matthew Moravecki.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged European colleagues to impose sanctions on Russia before Russia attacks his country, as it will be too late. Meanwhile, Bloomberg, citing sources in diplomatic circles, said there was no consensus among EU countries on possible sanctions against Russia in the event of an attack on Ukraine.

The United States and Western countries believe that Russia could prepare for an attack on Ukraine and has therefore concentrated about 100,000 troops on the Ukrainian border.

Russia denies allegations of a possible invasion of Ukraine by its troops. According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Moscow is taking a defensive stance because of fears that Kiev is getting too close to NATO.

U.S. President Joe Biden warned Putin at a video summit last week that the United States would impose unprecedented sanctions on Russia if it attacked Ukraine.

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