Dozens killed in Kiev for clashes against police, Europe to take actions
by Emiliano Biaggio
The European Union considers the possibility to establish targeted sanctions after the latest events in Ukraine, where twenty six people died in riots in Kiev. Protester are still on the streets to ask for Vicktor Yanukovych's resignation and a new government. In Brussels an extraordinary meeting of the Foreign affairs council was summoned immediately after the announcements made by the media. «All possible options will be explored, including restrictive measures against those responsible for repression and human rights violations», stated Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. «We expect targeted measures against those responsible for violence and use of excessive force can be agreed by our Member States as a matter of urgency», added Josè Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission. In Brussels the twenty eight member state are in search of a common position, but the situation is not a simple one. Russian president Vladimir Putin made clear he will never accept any EU interference in Ukrainian affairs. The situation was made even more sensitive after Ukrainian athletes in Sochi left the Olympic games because of the deterioration of the situation in Ukraine. Martin Schulz, the president of the European Parliament, reiterated that «what we need urgently is a threat of credible targeted sanctions», but at the same times he called for concrete proposal to offer to Kiyv, what was missed when the local government decided to refuse the Association agreement with the EU and to accept the financial offers made by Russia. «We need a credible offer of important financial aid if the situation is resolved peacefully and a political solution is found», said Schulz, but the impression is he did too late. The EU had to arrive to the negotiations with a economic package in order to provide a valid alternative to the Russian pressures. Now the extraordinary Foreign affair council meeting has to produce what Europe was not able produce in the previous months: a common position and a concrete economic offering to drive Ukraine to join the EU.
The European Union considers the possibility to establish targeted sanctions after the latest events in Ukraine, where twenty six people died in riots in Kiev. Protester are still on the streets to ask for Vicktor Yanukovych's resignation and a new government. In Brussels an extraordinary meeting of the Foreign affairs council was summoned immediately after the announcements made by the media. «All possible options will be explored, including restrictive measures against those responsible for repression and human rights violations», stated Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. «We expect targeted measures against those responsible for violence and use of excessive force can be agreed by our Member States as a matter of urgency», added Josè Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission. In Brussels the twenty eight member state are in search of a common position, but the situation is not a simple one. Russian president Vladimir Putin made clear he will never accept any EU interference in Ukrainian affairs. The situation was made even more sensitive after Ukrainian athletes in Sochi left the Olympic games because of the deterioration of the situation in Ukraine. Martin Schulz, the president of the European Parliament, reiterated that «what we need urgently is a threat of credible targeted sanctions», but at the same times he called for concrete proposal to offer to Kiyv, what was missed when the local government decided to refuse the Association agreement with the EU and to accept the financial offers made by Russia. «We need a credible offer of important financial aid if the situation is resolved peacefully and a political solution is found», said Schulz, but the impression is he did too late. The EU had to arrive to the negotiations with a economic package in order to provide a valid alternative to the Russian pressures. Now the extraordinary Foreign affair council meeting has to produce what Europe was not able produce in the previous months: a common position and a concrete economic offering to drive Ukraine to join the EU.
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