Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. File photoPARIS, 22 Feb. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that the European Union would decide «tomorrow or the day after tomorrow» on the imposition of a package of sanctions against Russia, RTL Nieuws reports. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, after an extraordinary large meeting of the Security Council, addressed the citizens of the Russian Federation and said, that he considers it necessary to take a decision to immediately recognize the sovereignty of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. He noted that the world prefers not to notice the horror and genocide in the Donbass, not a single day goes by without shelling, the killing of civilians, the blockade does not stop. As the president stated, in case of further bloodshed in the Donbass, the entire responsibility will be on the Kiev regime. In his decrees, Putin instructed to ensure the maintenance of peace in the DPR and LPR by the armed forces of the Russian Federation. How Moscow recognized the republicsThe prime minister of the Netherlands called Russia's recognition of the DPR and LPR a «serious escalation» of the conflict. «This is a very serious fact … The European Union will decide «tomorrow or the day after tomorrow» on the introduction of a limited package of sanctions against the people behind this,» Rutte said on television RTL.According to him, if Russia «makes at least one step towards Ukraine, a massive package of sanctions will be ready.» The Prime Minister of the Netherlands believes that the recognition of the republics is enough to introduce a heavy package of sanctions. /02/b1272cacbfdea6444e19842c12cf9482.jpg» />»Experienced wild stress.» The losses of Ukraine without war are colossalPosted by: Nikita Stoma
