The US and its allies will announce new sanctions against Russia on Thursday over the Ukraine war

The White House national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, announced on Tuesday that the president of the United States, Joe Bidenand its allies will announce on Thursday during their meetings in Brussels new sanctions against Russia.

Sullivan He did not want to specify what that punishment will be, but indicated that it will be “a joint effort to repress the evasion of sanctions by any country that helps Russia to undermine, weaken or circumvent sanctions”.

SIGHT: Biden says Putin is considering using chemical and biological weapons in Ukraine

Russia began on February 24 the invasion of Ukrainebefore which the US and its allies have imposed several sanctions against Moscow and have sent humanitarian and military aid to kyiv.

Regarding this warlike conflict, Sullivan predicted that “there are hard days ahead in Ukraine (…) This war will not end easily or quickly”.

• War in Ukraine: 35-hour curfew in kyiv while the bombing does not stop
• Ukraine begins to change the course of the war and regains ground against Russian troops, according to the US.
• Which countries are part of NATO and not the European Union (and vice versa)?

Biden will leave on Wednesday for Brussels to participate a day later in the meetings of the NATOthe G7 and the European Council, before moving to Poland.

“The president will travel to Europe tomorrow to reinforce the incredible unity we have built with our allies and partners in response to Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine and to consult on the next steps” to be taken, Sullivan said.

SIGHT: War in Ukraine: Almost 1,000 buildings in Kharkiv have been destroyed by Russian bombing

The US official stressed that since the beginning of the invasion his country has helped Ukraine to defend itself with the supply of weapons and military equipment, has imposed “serious and growing economic costs” on Russia with the expansion of sanctions together with its allies and has strengthened NATO’s eastern flank.

“We have taken decisive moves on these three fronts,” Sullivan added, “and President Biden’s trip will involve further action on each of these three fronts.”

Sullivan summarized that in Brussels the president will attend an emergency meeting of NATO with the leaders of 29 other countries, in addition to meeting with the leaders of the G7 and speaking at a session of the European Council.

Biden “will have the opportunity to coordinate the next phase of military assistance to Ukraine and will join our partners to impose more sanctions on Russia and strengthen existing ones,” the national security adviser said.

Likewise, Sullivan anticipated that the president “will announce joint action to improve European energy security and reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian gas.”

Biden will also report “new contributions” by the US to humanitarian aid to Ukraine “to alleviate the suffering of civilians” within that country and care for refugees who have fled.

“From Brussels, President Biden will travel to Poland, where he will meet with US troops who are helping defend NATO territory, and meet with experts involved in the humanitarian response,” Sullivan said.

In Warsaw, Biden is also scheduled to meet with his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, on Saturday.

_________________________________

• Putin says Western sanctions are like a ‘declaration of war’
• Ukraine shows on social networks the missile attack on a helicopter: “This is how the Russian occupiers die!” | VIDEO
• Visa and Mastercard suspend operations in Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine
• The strange act of Vladimir Putin between jokes, flowers and stewardesses in full offensive in Ukraine
• British journalists recorded the moment they were fired upon by Russian troops in Ukraine
• War correspondent in Ukraine: “No one imagined that this would happen with such brutality”

Source: Elcomercio

Deshawn