Ukraine has taken steps to comply with Geneva Agreement, unlike Russia - Van Rompuy Brussels, April 30 (Interfax-Ukraine) - The Ukrainian government has taken a number of steps to fulfill its obligations as part of the Geneva accords, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy has said. Unfortunately, the continued violence and lawlessness in eastern Ukraine runs counter to Geneva. And sadly Russia has not lived up to its commitments in the Geneva Joint Statement, he said in a statement at a meeting with Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka in Prague on Wednesday. Van Rompuy said that the EU had introduced targeted sanctions in the form of visa bans and asset freezes against a number of individuals. We have made it equally clear that any further steps by the Russian Federation to destabilize the situation in Ukraine would lead to additional and far-reaching consequences for our relations in a broad range of economic areas. The European Commission has been asked to prepare such broader sanctions, he said. At the same time, Van Rompuy noted that the EU was actively supporting the necessary political and economic reforms in Ukraine. He also said it was important to dwell on the issue of the EUs energy security. Our dependence on Russian gas… has become increasingly worrying in light of developments in Ukraine, Van Rompuy said. He referred to the March European Council meeting at which it was decided to change this situation and bring the EU closer to a genuine energy union. The European Commission, he said, was instructed to submit by June a plan to reduce the EUs energy dependence.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:29:57 +0000
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