Courtesy: Free Tribune
Thursday, February 24, 2022 (RPTV NEWS AGENCY). The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has participated tonight in Brussels in the extraordinary European Council to address the military invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, during which he has held a videoconference with the Ukrainian President, Volodímir Zelenski.
The Heads of State and Government have agreed on a new package of sanctions against the Russian Federation for the attack on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, a neighboring country and, as Pedro Sánchez highlighted, “an attack on the security of the entire European continent”. This is a second package of restrictive measures after the one adopted last Tuesday, February 22.
The President of the Government has underlined: “The situation is very serious. We are facing a flagrant violation of international law that we cannot accept. And the EU must respond along the lines that we have been maintaining in recent weeks: Unity, which is the basis of our strength; and firmness in our position, open to dialogue and diplomatic channels, but very willing to adopt harsh restrictive measures, if Russia opted for force, as it has been».
The Spanish Embassy in Kiev has been in contact for weeks with Spanish residents in Ukraine to provide them with available information on possible evacuation routes. Of the more than 400 Spaniards registered at the Embassy, more than a hundred are already in Spain. In this sense, President Sánchez has guaranteed that the necessary help will be provided to the Spaniards who still remain in Ukraine, just over 200.
Pedro Sánchez has recalled that Spain is a country of solidarity and has highlighted the need for the European Union to prepare for the humanitarian consequences arising from this aggression. “We reiterate our support and solidarity with the Ukrainian people and government at this difficult time. Spain and the European partners are by your side”, stated the Chief Executive.
EU sanctions on Russia
The extraordinary European Council, during the videoconference held with the Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenski Moncloa/European Union and Fernando CalvoPedro Sánchez, highlighted that, in this extraordinary European Council, additional restrictive measures have been reached “that we want them to have, as we have come pointing out, a forceful and massive effects against the Russian economy». And all of this, as the president highlighted, has been done “in close coordination with our transatlantic partners, our NATO allies and other international actors.”
The 27 have agreed on a new package of sanctions on Russia that complements those approved on Tuesday. The list of individual sanctions is extended and the sectoral ones are expanded, with restrictive measures that will further reduce the financing capacity of Russian public and private institutions, limiting movements, transactions and deposits and establishing a strict control of exports, in particular of dual-use and technological material.
“This aggression is a frontal attack on European principles and values that opens a multidimensional crisis. Today, we European leaders have reaffirmed our common commitment to confront this clear violation of the international order on the basis of our unity and firmness”, concluded the President of the Government.
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