European sanctions against Russia could be triggered by smaller assaults that would be seen as an escalation of the situation in Ukraine, Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins said on Thursday.
“An escalation can come in many ways, one is a frontal military assault, but it could also come through smaller assaults”, Karins told reporters before a summit with EU and African leaders.
“We are in a situation which is about the Kremlin’s desire to end Ukrainian independence by whatever means, and this is what we have to be prepared for.”
