The European Union and the United States discussed co-operation in reducing dependence on Russian fossil fuels, accelerating the transition to clean energy, and the need to meet evolving food security needs worldwide, the European Council said in a statement.
EU leaders and Joe Biden discussed the coordinated and united response of the European Union and the United States to Russia’s “unprovoked and unjustified” military attack on Ukraine. They examined their ongoing efforts to impose an economic price on Russia and Belarus, as well as their readiness to adopt additional measures and to stop any attempt to circumvent sanctions.
The leaders discussed the urgent needs of Russia’s aggression, pledged to continue providing humanitarian assistance, including to neighboring host countries, and stressed the need for Russia to guarantee humanitarian access to those affected by or suffering from violence. violence.
They also welcomed the launch of international investigations, including by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, and the ongoing efforts to gather evidence of atrocities.
The leaders also agreed on the importance of strengthening democratic resilience in Ukraine, Moldova and the wider Eastern Partnership region.
Finally, the leaders stressed the importance of strengthening transatlantic security and defense, including through strong NATO-EU cooperation, as outlined in the EU Strategic Compass.
The full application of the existing sanctions against Russia is favored by the European Union, but its 27 leaders do not adopt new ones, according to the draft conclusions.
Statements
“If Putin had used chemical weapons, the United States would have responded,” Biden said earlier. “The nature of the response will depend on the nature of the use.”
The US president announced new sanctions on more than 400 people and entities that “feed the Russian war machine”, including 300 members of the Russian parliament. “NATO has never been more united than it is today,” he said.
“Putin bet on the disintegration of NATO … it was clear to me that he did not believe we could maintain this cohesion. Putin gets the exact opposite “from what he intended as a consequence of the attack on Ukraine,” he said. Mr Biden said he would like to see Russia move away from the G20, but if that did not happen, Ukraine would have to act as an observer.
The German chancellor Olaf Solts warned Russia not to use chemical weapons in Ukraine after the NATO summit. “If Russia prepares a provocation to use such weapons, it would violate all rules, agreements and treaties,” he warned.
THE French President Emanuel Macron He said Western powers were ready to impose new sanctions on Russia if necessary, as they continued efforts to isolate Moscow after the war in Ukraine and force it into a ceasefire.
“These sanctions have an impact and are tangible. “We must continue to have a deterrent effect,” the French president told a news conference after a meeting of NATO and G7 leaders.
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