EU sanctions are needed before any possible Russian invasion happens, according to Ukraine's president.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was speaking following a meeting between European leaders and its Eastern Partnership members - Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
"I managed to explain to our European colleagues that for us it is important to have sanctions applied before rather than after the beginning of any conflict...because if that happens, an escalation will not," Zelensky said.
In the first meeting between all the parties since 2017, EU leaders were trying to revive their relationship with the five former Soviet republics.
The initial goal of the meeting was to reinforce relations with Brussels, but tensions with Russia stole the
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