EU calls snap summit on Russia-Ukraine crisis

Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="A picture taken on May 5, 2021 shows a flag of the European Union flying outside the European commission headquarters in Brussels. Kenzo Tribouillard, AFP/file" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/afp/02/23/20220223-eu.jpg"/><figcaption>A picture taken on May 5, 2021 shows a flag of the European Union flying outside the European commission headquarters in Brussels. <em>Kenzo Tribouillard, AFP/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The EU will hold an emergency summit in Brussels late Thursday on Russia&#x27;s &quot;aggressive actions&quot; against Ukraine, European Council President Charles Michel announced in a letter to the bloc&#x27;s leaders.</p><p>&quot;It is important that we continue to be united and determined and jointly define our collective approach and actions,&quot; he said in the letter published on Wednesday.</p><p>&quot;Therefore, I would like to invite you for a special European Council (summit) on Thursday 24 February, which will take place in person in Brussels and start at 20:00 (1900 GMT).&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/02/24/22/russia-on-us-sanctions-expect-strong-response">Russia says US sanctions will meet ‘strong response’: ministry</a></li></ul><p>The summit follows the EU&#x27;s adoption of sanctions against Russia for declaring pro-Moscow separatist regions of Ukraine to be independent and mandating military forces to go into them.</p><p>The European Union says it is keeping more, tougher sanctions up its sleeve should the Russian forces invade further, beyond the territory that the separatists hold.</p><p>Russian President Vladimir Putin has also questioned the sovereignty of the whole of Ukraine, a non-EU nation that borders both the EU and Russia.</p><p>&quot;The use of force and coercion to change borders has no place in the 21st century,&quot; Michel wrote in his summit invitation.</p><p>&quot;The aggressive actions by the Russian Federation violate international law and the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. They also undermine the European security order,&quot; he said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/02/23/22/china-says-ukraine-crisis-completely-different-from-taiwan-claims">China says Ukraine crisis completely different from Taiwan claims</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1942190" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

The summit follows the EU's adoption of sanctions against Russia for declaring pro-Moscow separatist regions of Ukraine to be independent.

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EU calls snap summit on Russia-Ukraine crisis

EU calls snap summit on Russia-Ukraine crisis

Agence France-Presse

Published Feb 24, 2022 12:39 AM PHT

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