EU's Barroso condemns Russian incursion in call with Putin. (Destabilisation of Ukraine and the region will carry high costs)

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso condemned "significant incursions" by Russian forces into Ukraine in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, the EU said.
"In a very frank exchange of views, the president of the Commission expressed his deep concern with the current events and the situation on the ground in Ukraine," the Commission said in a statement.

Barroso told Putin he firmly condemned "the evidence of significant incursions into and operations on Ukrainian soil by Russian military units". The European Commission reiterated in the statement that "further destabilization of Ukraine and the region will carry high costs."
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/EUs-Barroso-condemns-Russian-incursion-in-call-with-Putin-372783
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• President Barroso calls President Putin

European Commission, Statement, Brussels, 29 August 2014:

"President Barroso spoke with Russian President Putin today. In a very frank exchange of views, the President of the Commission expressed his deep concern with the current events and the situation on the ground in Ukraine. These are in complete contradiction with the efforts made by the European Union to bring about diplomatic and pragmatic solutions to issues such as the implementation of the AA/DCFTA (Association Agreement/Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement) and energy relations between Russia and Ukraine.

• The President of the Commission conveyed to President Putin his firm condemnation of the evidence of significant incursions into and operations on Ukrainian soil by Russian military units.

President Barroso urged President Putin to revert the current path, stressing that it is difficult to continue to argue for engagement when confronted with the recurrent escalation of the conflict. 

• The EU has already made clear that further destabilisation of Ukraine and the region will carry high costs."

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-264_en.htm?locale=en

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• Telephone conversation with President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso

kremlin,  August 29, 2014, 21:15:

"Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso.

The politicians discussed subsequent joint actions following the meeting between heads of Customs Union states with the President of Ukraine and European Union representatives in Minsk, including within the context of Ukraine’s Association Agreement with the EU and the transit of Russian natural gas through Ukraine’s territory. "
http://eng.kremlin.ru/news/22865
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