The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaia Kalas expressed hope today that international partners will follow the European example and increase pressure on Russia over the war in Ukraine, BTA reported.
The attacks on Kiev are terrifying, Russia is visibly increasing pressure on Ukraine, said Kalas before the start of today's meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels. It is up to us to put pressure on Russia so that Moscow can also wish for peace, she added.
The EU is ready to increase pressure on Russia, we hope that other international partners will follow us, said Kalas. Last week, she announced that the EU had approved new sanctions on Russia and was preparing additional measures, which are expected to include a reduction in the price ceiling for Russian oil on international markets and restrictions on the development of the Nord Stream gas pipeline.
Earlier today, US President Donald Trump sharply criticized his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for the shelling of Ukraine in recent days, writing that Putin had gone "crazy," "killed many people unnecessarily," and that "missiles and drones are being fired at cities in Ukraine for no reason."