Donald Tusk for NYT: EU not ready for new sanctions on Russia

"Europe is not ready to stiffen sanctions on Russia," said Donald Tusk in his interview for the New York Times before departure to the US to meet president Barrack Obama on Monday. The president of the European Council thinks that the events in Ukraine should be "a lesson" warning Europe about possible new threats in the future. As some of the EU leaders believe in the Kremlin's good will, the union is not ready to impose more severe sanctions on Russia, yet, Tusk said. Nevertheless, in his opinion, "We have to start to live without illusions." “I have no doubts who is the victim and who is the aggressor in this part of the world,” Tusk said. “Personally, I would want maybe more engagement for Ukraine.” What is more, the head of the European Council thinks that Europeans should consider “a new and more ambitious defense and security policy,” and “not only as part of NATO."