Feb 22, 2022: According to an AFP report, EU sanctions against Russia will also target Russian parliament members who backed recognising breakaway regions as independent and will inflict severe damage on the country, the EU’s foreign policy chief said.

Josep Borrell told reporters, “Sanctions will hurt Russia and will do a lot of damage,” adding that the goals of freezing assets and visa bans include 351 members of the Russian Duma lower house who appealed to President Vladimir Putin to recognise the two regions as independent.

Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the “best” solution to the Ukraine crisis would be for Kyiv to drop its NATO membership ambitions and stay neutral.

“The best solution to the issue would be if the current Kyiv authorities themselves refused to join NATO and maintained neutrality,” Putin said after upper house of parliament granted him permission to use the Russian army abroad.

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