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'Among the darkest hours for Europe': EU reacts as Russia launches invasion in Ukraine

Guardian, 24 Feb 2022
The EU's foreign policy head, Josep Borrell, said as Russia launched an invasion in Ukraine on Thursday that it was 'among the darkest hours for Europe since the end of world war two'.
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Russian forces have unleashed the attack on the orders of Vladimir Putin, who announced a 'special military operation' at dawn, as world leaders warned it could spark the biggest war in Europe since 1945.

The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, said there would be 'massive and targeted sanctions' against Russia

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