Send military help to Ukraine, sanction Russia harshly, east EU leaders tell Scholz


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  • Saturday, 26 Feb 2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda shake hands as they meet to discuss sanctions on Russia, in Berlin, Germany, February 26, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

WARSAW/VILNIUS (Reuters) - Leaders from Poland and Lithuania urged the European Union on Saturday to go further in their support for Ukraine in the face of a Russian invasion, as they headed into a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said all sanctions against Russia should be on the table, including shutting the Nord Stream pipelines that supply Russian gas to Europe and halting its access to the SWIFT global payments system.

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