“We condemn in the strongest possible terms Russia’s unprecedented military aggression against Ukraine,” European Council Pres. Charles Michel and European Commission Pres. Ursula von der Leyen say in a joint statement.
Leaders of the European Union are urging Russia to"immediately cease" its attack on Ukraine, saying"such use of force and coercion has no place in the 21st century."
In on-camera statements Thursday, the EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, pledged to"adopt a stronger package, the harshest package of sanctions we have ever implemented." Ivan Filiponenko, a representative of the military department of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, said in a statement that militia units have begun"artillery preparation and an operation to liberate the temporarily occupied territories."
"The military infrastructure of air bases of Ukraine's Armed Forces has been rendered inoperable," the Russian Ministry of Defense said in a statement."Air defense systems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been suppressed."
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