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WSJ: EU Leaders To Warn Russia To Stay Out Of Ukraine

EUROPEAN COUNCIL

As the European Council's chief spox Barend Leyts confirms that the discussions at the EUCO summit have moved onto Belarus and Ukraine (Leyts states that this section takes place without electronic devices in the room to ensure confidentiality),WSJ reportsthat EU leaders will issue a warning to Russia as part of the joint communique.

  • On arrivial to his first EUCO summit, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated that the bloc “will stress that the inviolability of the borders is one of the most important foundations of freedom in Europe.”
  • Previously, Germany and the Netherlands have restricted the sale of weapons to Ukraine through NATO channels, stating that any aid should be non-lethal in an attempt to contain tensions.

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