(Brussels Comprehensive) EU leaders say that if Russia invades Ukraine, the European Union will impose further economic sanctions on Russia with the United States and the United Kingdom.However, they also show that they still hope to resolve the crisis through diplomatic channels.
The EU leader at the EU summit on Thursday, the most direct warning of the Russian and Ukraine border in recent weeks, many leaders said in a statement: "Russia has any further military aggression against UkraineIt will bring huge consequences, the European Union will coordinate further sanctions with partners (the United States and the United Kingdom). "
Since Russia's invasion of Crimea in 2014, Western countries have implemented economic, finance, and financial, finance, andSanctions in national defense and energy technology.The European Union's sanctions on Russian individuals and enterprises have gradually increased.Analysts said that over time, the impact of these economic sanctions has weakened, and regularly consolidating the work of these sanctions to make the European Union disagreement.
Although the summit on Thursday did not discuss the actual sanctions imposed on Russia, the diplomat believed that the new sanctions objects and scope may include Russian companies, prohibiting the EU and Russian private bank transactions, and all Russian banks from from Russian banks.The Swift network of international capital transfer is eliminated.
Baltic, Central Europe, and Eastern European countries believe that the European Union may be attacked by Russia on multiple fronts.Lithuania believes that Russia may launch a military attack from White Ross.
A recent intelligence of Western countries shows that Russia has gathered as many as 175,000 soldiers on the Ukrainian border.NATO Secretary -General Stoltenberg described Russia as "aggressors" on Thursday and stated that Russia's troops deployed on border were still increasing, without signs of reduction.However, Russia denies plans to invade Ukraine.
