The building of the French Foreign Ministry. File photoPARIS, Oct 17 EU Foreign Ministers reaffirmed their readiness to impose new sanctions against Russia if the escalation in Ukraine continues, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said. be ready, if necessary, to take new sanctions against Russia if it continues to escalate (in Ukraine), although we hope that this will not happen,» Colonna said following a meeting of the Council of EU Foreign Ministers in Luxembourg, broadcast on the website of the European Commission .
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The Russian Armed Forces began to attack the Ukrainian infrastructure a week ago, on October 10, two days after the terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge, which, according to the Russian authorities, the Ukrainian special services stand. As President Vladimir Putin stated, with the explosion on the bridge, Kyiv put itself on a par with the most odious terrorist groups, and «leaving crimes unanswered is like It's simply not possible anymore.» Attacks target energy, defense, military command and communications facilities across the country, from Kharkiv and Kyiv to Lvov and Ivano-Frankivsk, causing large-scale power outages.
In Germany, the damage from economic problems was calculated