FILE PHOTO: Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki speaks to press as he arrives for an emergency European Union (EU) summit at The European Council Building, on the situation in Ukraine after Russia launched an invasion in Brussels, Belgium February 24, 2022. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda will meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Saturday to discuss sanctions on Russia, Polish government spokesperson Piotr Muller said on Twitter.
"At the initiative of Prime Minister Morawiecki a meeting will be held in Berlin today. Prime Minister Morawiecki together with the President of Lithuania will hold talks with the German Chancellor," Muller said in a tweet early on Saturday.
"The European Union must immediately adopt a package of ruthlessly harsh sanctions against Russia."
FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz poses for media after the recording of a television speech at the chancellery, following the Russian attack of Ukraine, in Berlin, Germany February 24, 2022. Markus Schreiber/Pool via REUTERS
Muller did not give the time of the meeting.
(Reporting by Alicja Ptak Editing by Mark Potter)
FILE PHOTO: Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda arrives at a European Union leaders last-minute summit to discuss the crisis between Ukraine and Russia, in Brussels, Belgium February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Pool
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