The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyenhe has no doubts: the words, but above all the actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin require “further sanctions” from Brussels.
The summit of the European Commission commented on this in an interview with the American broadcaster CNN. Statements reaffirming the European Union’s commitment not to ease pressure on Russia, despite the inevitable escalation of tensions following Putin’s speech this morning. Speech in which the Kremlin chief not only uttered very harsh tones towards the entire West, including Europe, but also reiterated that the use of weapons of mass destruction would not be entirely unattainable if some red lines were crossed. The Russian President made it clear in his address to the nation this morning that “Russia will use all available means when its territorial integrity is threatened” and concluded that what has just been said should not be taken as a “bluff”. look at
“President Putin is now showing his weakness. What we see is that he is trying to mobilize less trained, less experienced and less motivated military personnel and he wants to hold referenda on the territory of Ukraine. I think this is required. further penalties on our part,” said von der Leyen. According to the President of the European Commission, the sanctions imposed by Brussels are working “particularly in terms of the impact on the economy of the Russian Federation.” If we look at the Russian economy and its industries, we see that they have had difficulties supplying the military, because the military industry as a whole has a shortage of semiconductors that are no longer supplied. The air fleet is also practically stationary on the ground. All these signs show that the sanctions are really working,” concluded the Commission chief and former minister in Germany during the long Angela Merkel era.
Von der Leyen reiterated the same concepts expressed in the joint statement with the new British Prime Minister Liz Truss, is considered one of the main “hawks” in the challenge to Russia. In the press statement, the two women argued that the European Union and the United Kingdom agreed to see the mobilization ordered by Putin as a “sign of weakness”. As has also been reiterated by various Western leaders, starting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who was interviewed by Portal today. And from New York, both the EU Commission summit and the Downing Street tenants reaffirmed their full support for Ukraine “for as long as necessary”.