The European Union today addresses the Ukrainian crisis with the US.

The EU foreign ministers will speak with Antony Blinken with the aim of sharing the dialogue between the United States and Russia. In addition, the EU has also shown a willingness to sanction Russia.

The foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) they will talk to him today US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Over the last contacts he has had with Russia on the crisis in Ukraine, when they have already made clear their willingness to promptly sanction Moscow if it attacks its neighbor again.

“Russia is now focused on dialogue with the United States”, a high-ranking community official has indicated, regarding the situation of the diplomatic contacts that are being carried out to avoid a new conflict in Ukraine.

According to the same sources, “the objective is to share with the EU ministers the dialogue between Russia and the USA and how we are advancing in our reflection on it”.

“The EU is a very relevant organization” for Russia, the sources stressed, who assured that they had made it clear to Moscow that in the talks on security in Europe the EU “sooner or later has to be present, because it would be inconceivable if it were not “.

quick sanctions

The EU wants to give dialogue a chance but has been adamant, like the US and the rest of its allies, that if there is again a Russian aggression against Ukraine the reaction will be “very fast” and “extremely clear”, according to community sources.

The ministers are not expected to address the restrictive measures this Monday, although the sanctions package would already be prepared.

In 2014, when Russia illegally annexed the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea and the deployment of the Russian Army was expected, the EU was able to approve economic and industrial sanctions in just 72 hours as it was already prepared.

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