Russia risks throwing away future prosperity if it invades Ukraine, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen warned Saturday, vowing a "robust package" of financial and economic sanctions against Moscow in case of any aggression.
That "may cost Russia a prosperous future", she warned.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen accused Russia of making a "blatant attempt to rewrite the rules of the international order".
In a speech lashing out at Moscow over its troop buildup on the Ukraine border, she charged Russia, like China, with seeking to "replace the existing international rules -- they prefer the rule of the strongest to the rule of law, intimidation instead of self-determination."
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