European Commission building in BrusselsBRUSSELS, Jan 31 A package of possible sanctions against Russia due to for the situation with Ukraine, which the European Union is working on, may include financial and trade restrictions, said the Executive Vice President of the European Commission (EC) Valdis Dombrovskis at a press conference during a visit to Ukraine. “A package of sanctions is being prepared, it will be very large-scale… It is planned that it will include personal sanctions, economic, trade, financial sanctions. Currently, I cannot provide details on specific measures that may be included (in this package — ed.), as work on it continues, «- he said. The head of the European Council, Charles Michel, said earlier that in the event of an escalation of relations between Russia and Ukraine, the European Union could impose serious sanctions against the Russian Federation, but does not want this, preferring to resolve the current situation by diplomatic methods .Russia has repeatedly rejected Western and Ukrainian accusations of «aggressive actions», saying that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to place more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. At the same time, Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» sides of Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not bother anyone.
