G7 calls on Russia to stop all efforts to 'annex' Crimea: EU's Barroso
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2014
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STRASBOURG, France - The Group of Seven most developed economies is calling on Russia to stop all efforts to "annex" Ukraine's Crimea region, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Wednesday.
At 1130 GMT, G7 leaders, European Council head Hermann Van Rompuy "and I will in a new declaration call on Russia to cease all efforts to annex Ukraine's autonomous republic of Crimea," Barroso said in a tweeted message.