Ukraine crisis: United western leaders vow to punish Putin

Ukraine has accused Moscow of forcibly removing up tp 400,000 civilians from shattered Ukrainian cities to Russia to pressure Kyiv to give up

Ukrainian firefighters extinguish smoke after shelling of a shopping center, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Picture: AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

Western leaders denounced Moscow's invasion as barbaric and promised new military and humanitarian aid after Thursday's talks in Brussels.

The Taoiseach and other EU leaders last gathered in Brussels for a crunch meeting where a new round of sanctions was top of the agenda.