Russian attack The U.S. and its allies met: “Broad consensus” on tightening sanctions on Russia

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United States and the European Union have reached a “broad consensus” on the need to tighten sanctions against Russia, the Italian government said on Tuesday, according to news agency AFP.

Italy spoke after the president of the United States Joe Biden participated in a remote meeting together with representatives of the allied countries on Tuesday evening Finnish time.

The meeting also discussed increasing aid to Ukraine, among other things.

US President Biden announced on Tuesday evening the Finnish time news channel CNN bythat the United States intends to send more weapons aid to Ukraine.

Also Britain will send more artillery weapons to Ukraine, the British prime minister said Boris Johnson on Tuesday, according to the news agency Reuters.

President Biden only told Ukraine about the previous military aid package a week earlier. The value of the package is approximately $ 800 million, or approximately EUR 735 million. The package includes helicopters, armored vehicles and, according to CNN, 300 Switchblade aircraft.

Switchblade planes are so-called “stealth guns,” disposable destroyers that seek to explode.

For its part, Ukraine has Turkish Bayraktar TB2 military aircraft, which operate differently from Switchblade aircraft. According to Ukraine, Bayraktar aircraft have also proven to be very efficient and useful.

Tuesday In addition to arms aid and additional sanctions, the meeting also discussed possible security guarantees for Ukraine. An official of the French presidential administration, who remains anonymous, according to Reuters, told Reuters that France would be ready to provide security guarantees to Ukraine at some point in the future.

Security guarantees would mean at least armed protection against a possible new attack.

In discussions pressure from the EU and non-G7 countries on Ukraine’s war as a threat to world peace and not just for the United States and Europe was also ignored, a French official told Reuters.

According to Reuters, at least British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, President of the European Commission, took part in the debate convened by Biden in the United States. Ursula von der LeyenGerman Chancellor Olaf ScholzSecretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg and the leadership of Poland, Italy and Japan.