Borrell in Skopje, calls '%bar Putin and warns new package with sanctions

The European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, on Monday has condemned Putin's conquest ofbarı in Ukraine and has confirmed the fourth package of sanctions against the Kremlin, writes anews, follows Periscope.

Borrell said Moscow is not only targeting the Ukrainian army, but also civilians, underlining that in the siege of the southern port of Mariupolis “more than 4000 civilians have been killed since the beginning of the invasion.

Putin's “fight is not only about Ukraine, it is about the security and stability of our continent of Europe. The war affects us all”, Borrell told reporters in Skopje.

The war has forced the deportation of more than 2.6 million refugees from Ukraine, the largest <x0nd view since World War II”, he added.

Borrell also confirmed the fourth package of sanctions against Russia's trade, access to the market, membership in international financial institutions, and export of luxury products - specifically to charge cell, coal and energy sector.

The EU diplomat called the Western Balkans strategic priorities for the bloc.

This is, I hope, a waking moment for Europe”, Borrell said after meeting with the prime minister of northern Macedonia.

“This is a moment to revive the enlargement process and accelerate the failure of the Western Balkans to the European Union”.

Northern Macedonia's long EU efforts have been interrupted by Bulgaria's claim that the Macedonian language is a Bulgarian language dialect.