This afternoon, U.S. President Joe Biden said this is ‘beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine,’ and announced sanctions against Russia. Among them, the U.S. is blocking two Russian banks, and cutting off the Russian government from western financing.
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But for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who recalls the bitter Russian conquest of Ochakiv under Catherine the Great,– Nathan VanderKlippePermanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations, Martin Kimani speaks to press before the President of Kenya takes stage at stakeout at United Nations Headquarters.
In a live address today, U.S. President Joe Biden called Russia’s actions “a flagrant violation of international law” and demanded a firm response.U.S. President Joe Biden has announced the “first tranche” of sanctions on Russia Ella Lebed in an underground apartment shelter in Kherson, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. Nathan Vanderklippe/The Globe and MailSets of stairs leading down from street level across the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson were built– concrete-fortified havens built for protection in case of the kind of war that now looms over the country.
Western allies have begun taking aim at Russian banks, oligarchs and the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project in a series of moves aimed at punishing Russia for its military incursion in Ukraine. But critics are already saying the sanctions don’t go far enough andBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced today that the U.K. government will freeze the assets of five Russian banks and three oligarchs who have close ties to Mr. Putin.
Oil prices hit their highest since 2014 after Moscow ordered troops into two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, adding to supply concerns. But the extent and intensity of the new sanctions are hard to predict. By rights, they should be at Crimea-level times 10, since Moscow’s recognition of the two separatist regions was a clear violation of international law and may be a prelude to a wider war. UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid told Sky News Tuesday morning “that you can conclude the invasion of Ukraine has begun.”
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