China News Agency, Brussels, February 27 (Reporter De Yongjian) The European Union announced on the 27th that it would close its airspace to Russian aircraft, and at the same time plan to invest in the purchase of weapons and equipment to assist the Ukrainian army.
On the afternoon of the 27th local time, European Commission President von der Leyen announced new sanctions against Russia.
She said the EU would close its airspace to Russian-owned, Russian-registered or Russian-controlled aircraft, prohibiting them from taking off, landing or crossing the territory of EU member states.
In the early morning of February 27, local time, in Kiev, Ukraine, thick smoke enveloped the city.
Other sanctions include restrictions on the dissemination of information in the EU by Russia Today (RT) and the Russian satellite news agency (Sputnik); sanctions on Belarusian individuals, bans on the import of Belarusian minerals, tobacco, timber, steel and other products, and restrictions on exports to Belarus that can be used for military purposes of dual-use products.
On the same day, the European External Action Service issued an announcement announcing that Borrell, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, would propose to member states to use EU funds to purchase weapons and equipment to assist the Ukrainian army, including ammunition and other lethal weapons, as well as oil, medical supplies, etc. Non-lethal military materiel.
The announcement shows that on the evening of the 27th local time, Borrell will convene a meeting of the foreign ministers of EU member states to discuss assistance to the Ukrainian army; the meeting will also discuss additional humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and assist EU member states bordering Ukraine to resettle asylum Ukrainian citizens .
Earlier, the European Union notified that at the request of the Ukrainian government, the European Union launched a civil defense mechanism to assist Ukraine with emergency supplies such as first-aid kits, protective clothing, disinfectants and even tents, fire-fighting equipment, generators, pumps, etc. Germany, Italy and other countries are preparing to provide additional assistance, including assistance Lots of necessities.
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