During the visit of US President Joe Biden to Europe this week, the US and the EU will consider new sanctions against Russia. This was announced on Tuesday, March 22, by the assistant to the American leader for national security Jake Sullivan, the agency reports. Reuters.
“He [Байде] will join our partners in imposing further sanctions against Russia and tightening existing sanctions to take action against sanctions circumvention and ensure their credible enforcement,” Sullivan said at the briefing.
In addition, Biden will talk about joint measures to strengthen and stabilize European energy security, which should ultimately lead to a reduction in European dependence on Russian gas.
The President of the United States will fly to Brussels on Wednesday, March 23. He will take part in NATO, G7 and European Council summits to discuss the situation in Ukraine and Donbass. On Friday, March 25, Joe Biden is scheduled to meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw.
The next sanctions against Russia followed after a special operation of the Russian Federation to protect the civilian population of Donbass began on February 24. Then Biden announced the introduction of new sanctions and export restrictions against Russia. “Gazeta.Ru”.
A few days earlier, the situation in the region escalated significantly due to shelling by the Ukrainian military. The authorities of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR) announced the evacuation of residents to Russia.
On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognizing the independence of the LPR and DPR, as well as treaties of friendship and mutual assistance.
Since 2014, the Ukrainian authorities have been conducting a military operation against the inhabitants of Donbass, who refused to recognize the results of the coup d’état and the new government in Ukraine.
For more up-to-date videos and details about the situation in Donbass, watch the Izvestia TV channel.
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