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'Darkest hours for Europe since World War Two'
Posted at 4:45
A crescendo of condemnation is building as the world wakes up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
"These are among the darkest hours for Europe since World War Two" - those were the words of EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.
He says a major nuclear power attacking a neighbouring country and threatening reprisals on any state that could come to its rescue is "the greatest violation of international law" and a "violation of the basic principles of human co-existence".
The EU will impose the harshest sanctions it has ever enacted, he says.
"These are among the darkest hours for Europe since World War Two" - those were the words of EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.
He says a major nuclear power attacking a neighbouring country and threatening reprisals on any state that could come to its rescue is "the greatest violation of international law" and a "violation of the basic principles of human co-existence".
The EU will impose the harshest sanctions it has ever enacted, he says.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60454795
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