United States continue the supply of weapons to Ukraine. Joe Biden stated this. The owner of the White House also spoke about the first package of anti-Russian sanctions. The restrictions affected, first of all, two banks and Russia’s sovereign debt. And not everyone in Washington was satisfied with this decision.
After the recognition of independence by Russia DNR and LNR Joseph Biden gathered his thoughts for a long time. For more than a day I did not go out to the cameras. An address on the situation around Ukraine appeared in his schedule suddenly. The start time of the speech was postponed several times, but something prevented Biden from appearing before the journalists at the appointed hour.
The President came to the cameras with an hour and a half delay and a strained American smile.
“Who in the name of God does Putin think gave him the right to declare new so-called countries on the territory that belonged to his neighbors? This is a flagrant violation of international law. So today I am announcing the first round of sanctions against Russia in response to their actions We are imposing completely blocking sanctions on two major Russian financial institutions: VEB and their military bank,” Joe Biden pompously announced sanctions against VEB.RF and Moscow.
The bank whose name Biden could not remember is Promsvyazbank. Sanctions also relate to domestic sovereign debt, there are personal restrictions against some Russian officials.
“I wouldn’t even call it a half-measure,” Senator Tim Cotton is outraged by Biden’s decision. “This is some quarter of the measures: sanctions on a couple of banks and several oligarchs. No. The President did not go to a press conference for 80 minutes, which does not inspire much confidence, but instills courage in peoplewho are watching this from Moscow.”
People watching what is happening from Kiev decided to send a messenger to the States. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine spent the whole day knocking on the thresholds of the highest Washington offices.
First of all, of course, to the Pentagon. Over the past couple of weeks, hundreds of tons of ammunition have been shipped to Ukraine. For 8 years, the Americans have pumped up Kiev nearly $3 billion in so-called military aid.
These figures were given by the US Secretary of Defense. The President of the United States, at a meeting with the Ukrainian minister, promised to continue deliveries.
The US Secretary of State also stepped in.
“We have made it clear that if Russia invades Ukraine, we will act together with Germany to prevent the gas pipeline from starting Nord Stream 2, said Anthony Blinken.
“The world must respond with all its economic might to punish Russia for the crimes it has already committed and prevent the crimes it plans to commit. Hit the Russian economy now and hit hard,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged.
Secretary Blinken shook his head approvingly. He did not want to listen to Moscow’s position. Canceled a meeting scheduled for tomorrow, February 24, with Sergey Lavrov in Europe.