In the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hague was called Russian ambassador yesterday, Tuesday, after being recognized by Moscow of autonomous regions in Ukraine and the announcement of the deployment of Russian troops in Ukraine, the ministry confirmed today.
On Tuesday, “the Netherlands did indeed summon the Russian ambassador,” a foreign ministry spokesman said in an email to AFP.
THE Netherlands “It made it clear to the Russian ambassador that Russia’s recent actions are unacceptable and will have serious consequences,” she said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s designation of his army as a “peacekeeping force” to justify its entry into the separatist territories of eastern Ukraine has been described as “nonsense” by the US ambassador to the United Nations.
Austria and Britain also summoned their Russian ambassadors on Tuesday.
The 27 EU member states also unanimously approved a package of sanctions against Russia yesterday.
“With this set of sanctions, it should be absolutely clear to Russia that its recent offensive is unacceptable,” Dutch Foreign Minister Vopke Hookstra said on Twitter on Tuesday night. “A new escalation will not go unanswered. The Netherlands, the EU and NATO support Ukraine and will continue to do so.”
The Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg and the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte hold a seminar in The Hague today on the future strategic vision of NATO. Stoltenberg will participate online after the cancellation of his visit due to the crisis in Ukraine.
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