European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Saturday, Aug. 30 the EU was prepared to toughen sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis but also that it wanted a political deal to end the confrontation.
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European Union Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko and European Union Council President Herman Van Rompuy pose as they attend a EU Summit held at the EU Council building in Brussels, on June 27, 2014.
