{"id":171992,"date":"2022-03-27T18:43:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T15:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=171992"},"modified":"2022-03-31T17:16:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T14:16:46","slug":"ukraine-in-flames-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/ukraine-in-flames-16","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine in Flames: NATO, G7 and EU summits on war and sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

NATO leaders held an emergency meeting to strengthen the alliance\u2019s presence along its eastern flank and increase national defense spending. The Alliance has announced four new battlegrounds in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. Latvia and Estonia insisted that combat-ready defense was arranged in the Baltics as soon as possible. The SG Stoltenberg and individual heads of state and government noted that NATO was going to provide support for Ukraine, including advanced air defense systems, anti-tank weapons and ammunition. The US President Joe Biden recognised the real risk that Russia could use chemical weapons in Ukraine and that NATO would respond if it happened. Nevertheless, the alliance\u2019s long-standing opposition to sending in troops or enforcing a Ukraine-requested no-fly zone remained solid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

G7 leaders discussed sanctions Western allies have imposed and would impose on Russia over the war in Ukraine. EU leaders debated the measures to control gas prices and what further sanctions on Russia\u2019s energy sector. A temporary oil and coal embargo is a realistic decision currently discussed by the EU leaders of states. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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