EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell. File photoBRUSSELS, Feb 20 — RIA Novosti. «Aggression against Ukraine» will have large-scale consequences for Russia, EU diplomat Josep Borrell said.
" As mentioned earlier, any further Russian military aggression against Ukraine will entail large-scale consequences and serious costs in response, including restrictive measures agreed with partners", the statement says.
Borrell also noted that the European Union unconditionally supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders. Western states have recently expressed concern about Russia's allegedly dangerous actions near the borders of Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone and does not intend to attack anyone, and claims of «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders.
Borrell called Ukraine's reaction to «provocations» «restrained»Unsubstantiated statements about the preparation of provocations by Russia continue to come from the West, despite the return of Russian troops to their places of deployment after the exercises. On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. At a meeting with Putin, the head of the RF Ministry of Defense reported that «some of the exercises are coming to an end, some will be completed in the near future.» The Southern and Western military districts of the Russian Federation have begun returning troops to their places of deployment, Major General Igor Konashenkov, an official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, told reporters on Tuesday. Russia has also repeatedly stressed that it is not a party to the conflict in Ukraine and is not a subject of the Minsk settlement agreements. situation in Donbass — in the online report >>
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