"The EU has prepared a clear and tough position on the situation around Ukraine, and we will discuss it at the summit on Thursday," RIA Novosti quoted Michel.

According to him, the European Union is ready to take additional measures against Russia if the situation worsens.

Earlier it became known that the heads of countries and governments of the European Union at the summit in Brussels on December 16 will consider the rise in prices for energy resources, the situation in Ukraine and Belarus.