The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said on Friday that the EU "strongly condemns" the recent transfer of Iranian-made ballistic missiles to Russia to be used in the Ukrainian war.
"It comes in the midst of Russia’s most recent attacks against Ukraine, including with ballistic missiles and drones, which prove its clear determination to continue its brutal war of aggression against Ukraine and its people, notably targeting critical energy infrastructure, trying to cause the highest possible loss of civilian life and inflict large-scale devastation. Iranian ballistic missiles could now be used to cause further suffering and destruction in Ukraine," the diplomat said in a statement.
Furthermore, Borrell underlined that this transfer "is a direct threat to European security," and revealed that the EU will "respond swiftly" to this act. He announced that the bloc intends to issue a new package of sanctions against Iran, targeting entities, individuals as well as the country's aviation sector.
