European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks throughout a press conference with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, after Russia released an enormous military operation versus Ukraine, in Brussels, Belgium, February 27, 2022.
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The European Union on Sunday revealed brand-new actions it prepared to take in reaction to Russia’s intrusion of Ukraine, consisting of that the union will for the very first time fund the shipment of weapons to the besieged country.
The EU will likewise develop on the sanctions it slapped on the Kremlin days previously, stated European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, by obstructing Russian airplane from flying in EU area.
The 27- member bloc will prohibit Russian state-owned media outlets Russia Today and Sputnik from its airwaves, too. “We are developing tools to ban their toxic and harmful disinformation in Europe,” von der Leyen stated.
In addition, the EU will enforce brand-new sanctions on Belarus’ managing program led by Alexander Lukashenko, which von der Leyen called “the other aggressor in this war.”
The relocation marks the current worldwide effort to assistance Kyiv as authorities state the Ukrainian armed force is keeping its significant cities in the face of Russia’s military aggressiveness. Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the other hand, has actually put his nuclear deterrence forces on high alert as he decries the heightening foreign sanctions.
