Vladimir Putin decided on Monday to recognize the territories of Donetsk and Lugansk in Ukraine as independent entities.

“This measure constitutes a flagrant violation of international law as well as the Minsk agreements.

The Union will react with sanctions against those involved in this illegal act,” European Council President Charles Michel and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a joint statement.

NATO also condemned the recognition of the two pro-Russian separatist territories and called on Vladimir Putin to "choose the path of diplomacy" and to "withdraw the forces deployed on the borders of Ukraine and in Ukraine".

The head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell has announced his intention to submit to EU foreign ministers the measures provided for in the sanctions package prepared in the event of military aggression against Ukraine by Russia.

"If there is annexation, there will be sanctions and if there is recognition, I will put the sanctions on the table and the ministers will decide," he said.

“We have a package.

There are different measures and the degree of their implementation depends on the level of aggression,” said Josep Borrell.

European sanctions must be decided unanimously and "unanimity on the Ukraine file is guaranteed", he said.

Economic and financial sanctions

Consultations have been underway between the leaders of EU countries since the start of the Russian president's intervention and decisions are expected if Vladimir Putin goes further, a European source said.

The convening of an extraordinary European summit is envisaged in the event of Russian military aggression in Ukraine, it was specified.

The European Commission has prepared options for economic and financial sanctions and Josep Borrell's services have targeted sanctions to hit oligarchs close to Vladimir Putin.

"If Vladimir Putin starts a war, we will respond with the most powerful lever we have: economic and financial sanctions, because the economy is Russia's weak point," the European Commission President said on Sunday. an interview given to the German television channel ARD.

“Financial sanctions would mean that Russia would be virtually cut off from international financial markets,” she said.

“Economic sanctions would affect all goods which Russia urgently needs to modernize and diversify its economy, but which are produced by us, where we have global dominance and which Russia cannot replace,” he said. she adds.

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