BRUSSELS – High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini says that the EU plans to take “appropriate, targeted measures” “in the coming weeks or days” to address the situation in the Sea of Azov when ships are stopped by Russian authorities for excessive inspection.
“These are issues on which we will continue to work with the full determination from all our member states and obviously European Union institutions and services to continue working on this, including taking appropriate, targeted measures in the coming weeks or days,” she said at a press conference on Nov. 19.
“The situation in the Sea of Azov is damaging not only the Ukrainian economy, but also so many vessels that are flying the European Union member states’ flags,” she said.
Also, according to Mogherini, the EU authorities, in particular the European Commission, are studying measures to support those regions of Ukraine that have been affected by the actions of Russia. She noted that this issue was discussed at a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Nov. 19.
“But it is also today an opportunity to express full unity of the European Union on the position we have already expressed on the non-recognition of the so-called ‘elections’ that were held in Donbas on Nov. 11,” she added.
