Europees Commissievoorzitter Ursula von der Leyen heeft aangekondigd dat Europa bijkomende en verregaande economische sancties wil treffen tegen Rusland.
Intussen hebben luchtvaartmaatschappijen KLM en Lufthansa al zeker een week al hun vluchten naar en over Rusland geschrapt.
En steeds meer landen sturen wapens naar Oekraïne. Ook België levert 2.000 machinegeweren en 3.800 ton brandstof. (VRTNWS) Foto EU.
In coordination with I will now propose new measures to EU leaders to strengthen our response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and cripple Putin’s ability to finance his war machine. https://t.co/iU2waDzo9s
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) February 26, 2022
I welcome this new set of measures.
— Alexander De Croo (@alexanderdecroo) February 26, 2022
Russia’s brutalities need to be responded with severe financial sanctions — sanctions that bite.
This means isolating the Russian military-industrial complex waging & financing this brutal war, from international financial markets and SWIFT. https://t.co/hhABKpi341
We are stepping up our support for Ukraine.
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) February 27, 2022
For the first time, the EU will finance the purchase and delivery of weapons and equipment to a country under attack.
We are also strengthening our sanctions against the Kremlin.
https://t.co/qEBICNxYa1
