Germany’s Foreign Minister has met his counterparts from the V4 Central European states in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, amid growing concerns over the Ukrainian crisis.<br /><br />Frank Walter-Steinmeier warned that the EU will be forced to consider further, financial sanctions if Moscow continues to reject efforts to deescalate the situation.<br /><br />“If things go as expected, then we will have no other choice but to impose stricter measures, but this is not anything we want to see,” he said.<br /><br />A third stage is likely to involve financial sanctions on Russian firms and entities, as opposed to measures aimed at individuals.<br /><br />Our correspondent Andrea Hajagos says the details of such actions will only be revealed on Monday in Berlin once the vote takes place in Crimea.
