Brussels agrees on more military aid for Ukraine, but no new sanctions
EU Foreign ministers have reached a political agreement to give Ukraine another €500 million in arms and military equipment following a meeting in Brussels on Monday.
The bloc's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, reaffirmed the bloc's unity against Russia, committing to continue all kinds of support to the embattled country, including financial, humanitarian and military support.
"We consider that what's happening in Ukraine is a war crime, a massive war crime committed by the Russian armed forces against Ukrainian people. And this cannot go unanswered," Borrell said. "And that's why we welcome the commission of enquiry set up by the United Nations Human Rights Council. We welcome the investigation by the International Criminal Court prosecutor and we recall the order by the International Court of Justice for Russia to stop the invasion of Ukraine."
At the same time the possibility of further sanctions was also discussed by ministers, including a controversial oil embargo against Russia.
Poland and the Baltic states are still pushing for tougher action against Russia, including a total trade ban by both land and sea.
However, agreement is far off, with several EU countries, including Germany, holding back from going further, particularly when it comes to energy.
"The question on an oil embargo is not a question of whether we want or don't want it," Annalena Baerbock, Germany's foreign minister, told reporters on Monday. "It's a question of how much we depend on oil and it's different between different European member states and that's why it's important that we talk together about resilience and how we can reduce our dependency on those countries that do import oil.
"And, for example, Germany is importing a lot but also other
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