Ukraine asks West to ramp up sanctions on Russia


  • World
  • Thursday, 06 Dec 2018

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin arrives to attend the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Summit in Milan, Italy December 6, 2018. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

MILAN (Reuters) - Ukraine urged a gathering of dozens of foreign ministers on Thursday to increase sanctions against Russia, accusing Moscow of ramping up aggression against Kiev and sowing "instability and insecurity" across the West.

Speaking at a meeting of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the foreign minister of Ukraine denounced the recent seizure of three Ukrainian naval vessels and their crew by Russian forces off Crimea, saying it represented another assault on international law.

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