Submitted by christian on Sun, 08/31/2014 - 11:11
The 28-nation bloc's Heads of State and Government tasked the European Commission to "urgently" prepare tougher economic sanctions against Russia that could be adopted within a week. The decision on new sanctions will depend on the evolution of the situation on the ground. The EU leaders call on Russia to "immediately withdraw all its military assets and forces from Ukraine.
The new sanctions would target the same sectors as previous punitive measures, which also included an export ban for some high technology and oil exploration equipment.
