East Europe Leaders Urge EU Unity to Counter Russia
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The leaders of Romania and Slovakia, two former communist NATO members that border Ukraine, called for the European Union to unite in the face of resurgent Russian expansionism.
The 28-member bloc must come together to send Russia a clear message after the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said in an interview yesterday. Slovak President-elect Andrej Kiska in a separate interview said the EU’s ability to confront Russia with a united stance is being undermined by a narrow-minded pursuit of business interests by some member states.