EU summons Russian ambassadors after annexing Ukraine
The European Union summoned the most senior Russian diplomat in Brussels on Monday, as part of a coordinated action with member states to condemn and reject Russia's annexation of part of Ukraine's territory.
"It is a step at the level of the European Union and coordinated," Peter Stano, a spokesman for the bloc's foreign policy chief, told AFP.
Since Friday, European Union countries began summoning Russian diplomats after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decision to annex four regions in Ukraine, and Belgium summoned the Russian ambassador.
Italy and Austria followed suit on Monday.
The European Union imposed seven packages of unprecedented sanctions on Russia.
It provides billions of euros in military aid to Ukraine.
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