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‘Barbaric war on Ukraine’: EU’s von der Leyen denounces Russia

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also cited Moscow's 'worrying pact with China' [Yoshikazu Tsuno via Reuters]

Russia is the “most direct threat” to the international order because of its invasion of Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday in Tokyo, Japan.

Russia “is today the most direct threat to the world order with the barbaric war against Ukraine, and its worrying pact with China”, she said after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida along with European Council President Charles Michel.

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