22:55 & # 8211; US President Joe Biden has announced the imposition of sanctions on the “Russian elite” and on two Russian banks, blaming Vladimir Putin's Russian counterpart for the situation in Ukraine.
The US president said Putin had directly attacked “Ukraine's right to exist” but added that “there is still time” to avoid a worst-case scenario and that the US and its allies remain “open to diplomacy”. Biden assured that the US will defend “every point” of NATO territory and will continue to provide “defensive” weapons to Ukraine, while approving the deployment of US forces in the Baltic states.
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21:31 & # 8211; US sanctions against Russia on the occasion of the “invasion”, as characterized by Washington, in the “states” of Donetsk and Lugansk in Ukraine, announced US President Joe Biden , while informing about the latest developments in the Ukrainian and the stance that Washington will henceforth take.
On Monday, the White House decided to impose trade and economic sanctions (embargo) on Donetsk and Lugansk.
Watch Biden's discourse:
The US President announced the first package of sanctions against Russia. These are trade and economic sanctions at three levels: to companies, to individuals and to the level of movement of goods serving industry.
Joe Biden said that “Russia has occupied two areas of Ukraine”, adding that the measures announced by Washington are defensive, as Russia is believed to escalate its action militarily in the near future.
” I announce the imposition of sanctions in response to Russia's moves against Ukraine. “If Russia goes further with this invasion, we are ready to impose additional sanctions,” he said. territory of neighboring countries? “This is a clear violation of international law and we call for a comprehensive response from the international community.” foreign debt, sanctions on two banks VEB and Russian Military Banki, as well as boycotts of trade in products related to the supply of the technology industry and beyond.
