EU foreign ministers to talk about sanctions against Russia – Topky.sk

“EU foreign ministers want to diplomatically escalate the situation with Moscow. But sometimes you have to have a stick in hand,” said the unnamed diplomat. Tensions over Russia’s growing military presence on Ukraine’s border have been rising sharply for weeks, the DPA said. According to the North Atlantic Alliance, Russia has amassed 75,000 to 100,000 troops, leading to fears of a repeat in 2014, when Russia annexed the Ukrainian Crimean peninsula and began supporting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.

During Monday’s meeting, EU foreign ministers are also preparing to discuss the deteriorating economic and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of US troops. The EU’s agenda for China will be on the agenda after Beijing imposed customs sanctions on Lithuania for Vilnius’s attempts to forge closer ties with Taiwan. Ministers will also address the situation in Venezuela and EU-Africa relations. Slovakia will be represented at the meeting in Brussels by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs Ivan Korčok.