The president of the USA, Joe Biden; the general secretary of the NATO, Jens Stoltenberg; the President of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyenand nine other world leaders pledged Tuesday to follow imposing “severe economic costs” on Russia for the war in Ukraine.
In a video conference, the leaders also pledged to continue providing military, economic and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters.
Furthermore, they condemned the suffering caused by the “unprovoked” and “unjustified” invasion of Russia and agreed to continue coordinating their efforts through the G7 and NATO. According to the White House, the leaders participated in the videoconference about an hour and a half, between 09:57 (13:57 GMT) and 11:21 local time (15:21 GMT).
In addition to Biden, Stoltenberg and Von der Leyen, The president of the European Council, Charles Michel, participated in the videoconference; the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and the presidents of France, Emmanuel Macron; from Poland, Andrzej Duda, and from Romania, Klaus Iohannis. Also in attendance were the Prime Ministers of CanadaJustin Trudeau; from United Kingdom, Boris Johnson; from ItalyMario Draghi, and JapanFumio Kishida.
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The virtual meeting took place at a time when Russia has launched the second phase of its war in Ukraine, focused on the “complete liberation” of the pro-Russian Donbas, in the east of the country, an operation that includes the final assault on the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, the last stronghold of the Ukrainian resistance in the strategic port city.
Since its inception on February 24, the war has left thousands dead and six million refugeesaccording to data from the United Nations on Tuesday.