Russia sanctions and aid to Ukraine tops EU summit agenda
By DW
16 December 2022 |
7:42 am
EU leaders gathering in Brussels for their last meeting of 2022 had busy agenda dealing with internal disagreements and a subsidy spat with the US. A corruption scandal was also overshadowing the event.
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