Vladimir Putin accuses The West of ‘starting the war’
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Twelve EU countries are calling on the bloc to ramp up its response to states and private companies defying their sanctions on Russia.
Express.co.uk understands that Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Spain and The Netherlands have prepared the document calling for a firm new stance from the EU, as the senior officials prepare to come up with a tenth package of sanctions on Putin’s regime.
The EU’s sanctions summit comes as the one-year anniversary of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine nears on 24 Febrauary.
The new measurs could include restricting access to the EU single market, if third nations or private firms are found to be in breach of the sanctions placed on Russia.
This comes after Vladimir Putin said that Russia is suspending its participation in a treaty aimed at keeping a lid on nuclear weapons expansion.
The so-called New START Treaty was signed by Russia and the U.S. in 2010. It caps the number of long-range nuclear warheads they can deploy and limits the use of missiles that can carry atomic weapons.
Putin said Tuesday in a major address that Russia was not fully withdrawing from the treaty yet.
He said Russia must stand ready to resume nuclear weapons tests if the US does so.
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