Europe 1 with AFP 9:07 p.m., February 28, 2022

The Europeans and their allies are ready to take additional sanctions against Russia, the Elysée indicated on Monday, after a videoconference which brought together French, American, British, Canadian, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish and Romanian leaders, as well as EU and NATO representatives.

The Europeans and their allies are ready to take additional sanctions against Russia, the Elysée indicated on Monday, after a videoconference which brought together French, American, British, Canadian, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish and Romanian leaders, as well as EU and NATO representatives.

"It's a priority"

"Other sanctions will be taken, it is a priority" and could be "in the coming days" because "the urgency is to raise the cost of the war for President Vladimir Putin", indicated the French presidency. , considering that the sanctions already taken "hurt more than President Putin had anticipated".