Economics
EU Sanctions on Russia Show Resolve to Hold Firm, Denmark Says
- Danish foreign minister says engagement needed in Arctic
- Jensen says two years after Crimea, more than Ukraine at stake
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The EU needs to hold firm in its condemnation of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Danish Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen said as he cautioned against divisions at Monday’s meeting in Brussels.
“More than 20 times we have taken new decisions on sanctions, always by consensus, even when it has also hurt ourselves,” Jensen said in comments to Bloomberg as foreign ministers gathered to discuss relations with Russia, Iran and the Middle East. “Even more than Ukraine is at stake here – right now, we are in the greatest test yet of the credibility of our common foreign and security policy.”