In an interview with The Guardian and five other European newspapers on Monday Donald Tusk said that easing the sanctions on Moscow would mean that the EU was ceding political ground to the Kremlin.
Donald Tusk will press EU leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday and Friday, to decide this week that sanctions will not be lifted until the Minsk agreements are fulfilled and Ukraine regains control over its eastern border, a senior EU official said.
Tuomioja said that Tusk’s approach did not contribute to EU unity and coherent actions, the Yle broadcaster reported Monday.
