US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken canceled his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, which was supposed to be there on Thursday, February 24 to discuss the crisis between Ukraine and Russia. “I agreed last week to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on February 24 to discuss our country’s concerns about European security. But.”The meeting will be held “only if Russia does not invade Ukraine.”“The invasion has begun and Russia has made clear its total rejection of diplomacy,” Blinkin explains. “It no longer makes sense to continue meeting at this point. I have consulted with our allies and partners. Everyone is in agreement.” Lavrov to inform him.”
A step back in the day, marked by sanctions, adopted by the United States – as informed by President Joe Biden – and the European Union. From Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin imposed conditions on Ukraine.
Biden – The President of the United States, Joe Biden, said, “Russia will pay a very heavy priceannouncing Washington’s sanctions on Russia that affect banks and “the elites and their families.”
“Yesterday, Vladimir Putin recognized two regions of Ukraine – Donetsk and Luhansk – as independent states. Simply put, Russia announced that it was taking a large part of Ukraine. Putin authorized the Russian army to take sides in these areas. Today, he said. These two regions extend beyond the two Recognize them, they claim large areas that are currently under the authority of the Ukrainian government.”
“This is the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. We think Russia wants to go further, and I hope I’m wrong. It might go towards Kiev. I will start imposing sanctions in response, far beyond the steps we’re taking with our allies and partners that we pledged to in 2014 .If Russia goes ahead with its invasion, we are ready to move forward with sanctions. Neighboring country? It is a clear violation of international law and requires a clear response from the international community.”
The President of the United States believes that “nothing in Putin’s long speech” delivered yesterday “suggests interest in the genuine pursuit of dialogue on European security. He has directly attacked Ukraine’s right to exist and indirectly threatened the territories that once belonged to Russia, including countries that They are now democracies and members of NATO. I have decided to strengthen the alliance with the Baltic countries. Russia has admitted that it will not withdraw its army from Belarus, in response it has allowed the transfer of more troops and equipment already in Europe to strengthen our allies in the Baltic: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. These are all Defensive moves on our part. We do not want to fight against Russia but we will defend all NATO territories,” he continues. Putin “openly threatened war if his demands were not met. Russia is the aggressor in this case.”
“The United States, with its allies and partners, remains ready to ‘find a solution’ with diplomacy if the intentions are serious. Ultimately, we will judge Russia on its actions, not on its words. Whatever Russia does, we are ready to respond with unity, clarity, and conviction. We are not defending Ukraine. Only, but united in the face of Russia’s aggression. We want to defend our alliance in NATO united.”
put it in – “If Ukraine gets tactical nuclear weapons, it will be a strategic threat to RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin said at a press conference in Moscow: “Ukraine, in its Soviet past, had very extensive nuclear skills, in terms of reactors, technology, knowledge and specialists. It will be very easy to get nuclear weapons compared to countries that have to start from scratch. ” Acknowledgment annexation of Crimea to Russia.
Putin said that Russia recognized the sovereignty of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in accordance with the stipulated borders “when they were part of Ukraine.” This means that Moscow recognized much more land than the people’s republics have occupied since 2014. “We recognize their constitution. In the constitutions, borders are established within the borders of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, at the time when they were part of Ukraine,” Putin said.
The president focused on the possibility of a nuclear-armed Ukraine. “They cannot enrich uranium. But it is only about equipment, it is not a problem that they cannot solve. As for the delivery systems for these potential nuclear weapons, they have old Soviet missiles that can hit targets hundreds of miles away,” Putin said.
“And even if Ukraine equips itself with tactical nuclear weapons, it would be a strategic threat to Russia. That is what we consider now. Once you have a hundred kilometers, then you have two hundred, then you have two hundred kilometers 300. Moscow will be in the range of a nuclear missile. That’s why we take this It’s very seriously.”
“I did not say that after this press conference we will witness the presence of Russian forces in the republics” of Donetsk and Luhansk, Putin said after a new meeting of the Security Council – as usual today, behind closed doors. “It is impossible to predict the scenarios, it depends on the situation on the ground.”
Borel – The “Sanctions will hit Russia hard“This is what EU High Representative Josep Borrell said in Paris about the measures that the EU agreed today against Moscow to recognize the breakaway republics of Donbass. And Borrell repeats, sanctions include, among other things. Russia’s sovereign debt to our financial markets, “measures that will hit the” oligarchy And the Russian deputies in the Duma who voted to recognize the two entities, among other things.
We will significantly increase “anti-Russia” sanctions, depending on Moscow’s behavior, as there are still “many outstanding questions” about the Kremlin’s future moves.
“Obviously, sanctions do not have miraculous effects. They are harmful and cost money. We believe the story is not over. Sanctions are not like a red light. They are hurting economically.” “We’ve preferred to retain some deterrence capabilities – he adds – to respond to the new measures by Russia, and we are very afraid that there are. There is an arsenal, we must follow events.” We “believe” that the approved package represented a “good balance” between the need for a “strong package” and the need for “backup ammunition.”
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