We stand with the brave people of Ukraine. This morning, I met with my G7 counterparts to discuss President Putin’s unjustified attack on Ukraine and we agreed to move forward on devastating packages of sanctions and other economic measures to hold Russia to account. We stand united with partners, including NATO, the EU and their member states as well as Ukraine and remain determined to do what is necessary to preserve the integrity of the rules-based international order. We condemn President Putin for his consistent refusal to engage in a diplomatic process to address questions pertaining to European security, despite our repeated offers. The leaders of the G7 countries - France, Germany, Japan, Italy, the UK, the US, and Canada - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, and NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg have issued a statement. So barracks, ammunition warehouses, nearly 10 airfields targeted.” The official said, “The targets thus far… have been primarily focused on military and air defense.
The official said Russia had launched more than 100 missiles, including cruise, surface-to-air, and sea-launched missiles, and used more than 75 warplanes. The indications we’ve seen thus far, in just these first, not even 12 hours, are in keeping with our assessment earlier, that would be his goal: to decapitate this government. He added Russia should stimulate extra demand for government debt from private investors amid Western sanctions on Russian finance of its sovereign debt.Ī “senior US defense official” says the American assessment is of a Russian invasion to topple the Ukrainian Government, including through the advance on the capital Kyiv. He warned new sanctions will be tougher than previous sets, possibly disrupting logistics and supply chains. However, Alexander Shokhin, the head of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, showed concern.
“Russia remains a part of the global economy.” “We all understand the world we live in and were prepared in one way or another for what is now happening from the point of view of sanctions policy,” Putin said. Vladimir Putin has told Russian business people that Moscow can withdrawn economic punishment over his war in Ukraine. Military analysts say that, with the capture of the Chernobyl area, Russian forces have a land route without bridges to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
“This is one of the most serious threats in Europe today.” “It is impossible to say the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is safe after a totally pointless attack by the Russians,” said Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to the Ukrainian Presidential office. See also EA on BBC: Putin’s War on UkraineĪ Ukrainian official says the Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been captured by Russian forces. The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, is lit in the colors of the Ukraine national flag, February 23, 2022
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