Brussels, November 10 (Europe Press) –
The European Union on Monday denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin’s continued “terrorism” of Ukraine with his ongoing attacks against energy infrastructure, indicating the implementation of more sanctions until Moscow stops the aggression and sits down to negotiate peace with Kiev.
European Union foreign affairs spokeswoman Anita Heber said in statements during a press conference from the capital: “Once again, Putin continues to terrorize Ukrainians. What we have seen with these attacks is that he is directing his attacks against critical energy infrastructure, including the substations that supply energy to nuclear plants.”
In this sense, it denounced that the attack that occurred in the early hours of Friday to Saturday on its electrical substations led to the interruption of electricity, water and heating services, and “endangered nuclear safety.” The Ukrainian nuclear power plants, Khmelnytsky and Rivne, in the west of the country, confirmed on Sunday that they had been forced to reduce their production levels due to the Russian attack.
In the face of this, the European Union continues to work on future rounds of sanctions to support Ukraine in the energy and military fields, said Heber, who noted that the bloc will continue its contacts with like-minded countries to “mobilize more support to preserve the energy sector” in Ukraine.
He stressed, “We are continuing to work in new ways and means to increase pressure on Putin and ensure his presence at the negotiating table,” regarding the next round of sanctions, the twentieth, of which the European Commission has not yet revealed what it will consist of.
Russia has intensified its attacks in recent weeks, with a particular focus on the city of Pokrovsk, one of the few Ukrainian strongholds in the Donetsk region. The industrial and mining city, which is key to communications, is one of the few Kiev-controlled cities in the Donbass region.
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