Merkel says that crisis in Ukraine is about conflict between Russia and UkraineGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the European Union will press ahead with tougher sanctions against Russia as evidence mounts that President Vladimir Putin is behind “attacks” against Ukraine, Bloomberg reports.“It’s become ever clearer that, from the beginning, this hasn’t been about a conflict within Ukraine, but a conflict between Russia and Ukraine,” Bloomberg quotes Merkel as telling German lawmakers today during a speech in Berlin.Over the weekend EU leaders said that tougher measures against Russia need to be introduced and gave the European Commission a week to deliver proposals of sanctions that would targed Russia's energy and finance industries.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the European Union will press ahead with tougher sanctions against Russia as evidence mounts that President Vladimir Putin is behind “attacks” against Ukraine, Bloomberg reports.
“It’s become ever clearer that, from the beginning, this hasn’t been about a conflict within Ukraine, but a conflict between Russia and Ukraine,” Bloomberg quotes Merkel as telling German lawmakers today during a speech in Berlin.
Over the weekend EU leaders said that tougher measures against Russia need to be introduced and gave the European Commission a week to deliver proposals of sanctions that would targed Russia's energy and finance industries.
