During a European Parliament plenary session debate on Tuesday 14 February, several MEPs from the main political groups said that the European Union should take out further sanctions against Russia (see EUROPE 11720), with the situation in east Ukraine not improving (see EUROPE 11717).
"To say that there is a deterioration is a euphemism. There's an escalation, a war against Europe", said Sandra Kalniete (Latvia) on behalf of the EPP, adding that over 10,000 people had died since the start...