Newly elected European Council President Donald Tusk holds a news conference during a EU summit in Brussels August 30, 2014. REUTERS/Laurent Dubrule
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico slammed European Union sanctions on Russia as "meaningless and counterproductive" and threatened to veto additional measures, highlighting the internal divide within the EU over its tough stance on Russia.
"I consider sanctions meaningless and counterproductive," Fico told reporters early on Sunday after meeting fellow EU leaders in Brussels.
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