WARSAW-- Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski called on the European Union on Monday to consider imposing tougher sanctions on Russia over an escalation of hostilities in Ukraine.
Pro-Russian separatists, backed by what NATO says is the open participation of Russian troops, have launched an offensive in eastern and south-eastern Ukraine and Kiev said on Saturday 30 civilians had been killed in shelling of the city of Mariupol.
"The response of the western world should be very firm," Komorowski told a news conference.
"In my opinion the EU response should be to deliberately raise the issue of toughening sanctions against Russia," he said.
Reuters
