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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11144

31 August 2014
MAIN RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL SITTING OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
(BRUSSELS, 30 AUGUST 2014) /
(ae) ukraine
Moving towards tougher sanctions against Russia

Brussels, 31/08/2014 (Agence Europe) - At the special European Council in Brussels on Saturday 30 August, the EU's leaders paved the way for tighter sanctions against Russia, condemning the escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the “aggression of Russian armed forces on Ukrainian soil”. The summit “calls upon the Russian Federation to immediately withdraw all its military assets and forces from Ukraine”.

In their conclusions document, the leaders noted: “The European...