Slovenia’s Prime Minister Janez Jansa and French President Emmanuel Macron attend the European Union Summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium December 16, 2021. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS
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By Philip Blenkinsop, Gabriela Baczynska and Robin Emmott
BRUSSELS – The European Union is under assault from Russia on multiple fronts and must unite behind new economic sanctions, Baltic and central European leaders said on Thursday, with Lithuania citing a risk of possible Russian military strikes from Belarus.
EU leaders weigh new sanctions on Russia amid ‘series of attacks’