BRUSSELS, 24 JAN - "The Council reiterates that any further military aggression by Russia against Ukraine will have massive consequences and severe costs. This includes a wide range of sectoral and individual restrictive measures that would be adopted in coordination with partners. L 'The EU has accelerated the preparatory work in this direction by the High Representative and the Commission ".
This can be read in the conclusions of the EU foreign affairs council in Brussels.
"We are considering increasing our presence also in the south-eastern part of the Alliance and also in Poland but no decision has yet been taken" on the matter.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg explained this at a press conference.
The increase of Alliance troops in Eastern Europe is "a defensive, proportionate and preventive action, it should not be considered as a threat", added Stoltenberg, underlining how the goal "is to assess the situation closely and have the capability of a close response ".
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