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Moscow translates nervousness – EU official about 'referendums', new Russian legislation for martial law
BRUSSELS. Sept 20 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The European Union officials say that the introduction of criminal liability, which is more pertinent for a full-scale war, by Russia’s State Duma, as well as the aggressor country’s plans to hold the so-called "referendums" in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine translate "nervousness" of the Kremlin due to its recent failures on the front.
The issue of sanctions against Russia is not on the agenda of the UN General Assembly’s meeting in New York this week, a European senior official told reporters via a video call from New York on Monday.
"For me it translates nervousness in Moscow. That’s what I feel it is about. Lack of human forces and set backs on the fronts. On the referendum, it’s in the air for weeks and so far they will try to do it […], trying to seek for successes. That’s the way I read it," he said.
The official said that the UN General Assembly will, inter alia, discuss the issues of food security in order to withstand Russia’s narratives, which have been extremely widespread in the world. He also mentioned that the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization "was not a huge success for Russia".
Speaking about possible sanctions against Russia and further defense assistance to Ukraine, the senior official said that the EU continues to cooperated with the United States, the UK, Japan and other countries, adding that he does not "expect a big announcement there, in New York, where there would be a meeting of the European Council in October, where the issues of sanctions and military assistance would be promoted".
