U.S. President Joe Biden is imposing sanctions on two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized them as independent entities and announced he would send in Russian troops
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki suggested Mr. Biden was preparing further actions targeted at Moscow.
In the statement, Ms. Joly strongly condemned Russia’s actions, saying it represents a “clear violation” of the United Nations Charter and the Minsk agreements, which had sought to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine. Mr. Putin’s move, Ms. Joly said, was “a serious threat to the security and stability of the region.̀”
Over the past several months, Mr. Putin has built up a force of at least 170,000 troops on Ukraine’s borders. Mr. Biden has said the Kremlin has a plan to stage a “false flag” attack, blame it on Ukraine and then use this as a pretext to invade the country and capture the capital, Kyiv. British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the government would announce new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday “in response to their breach of international law and attack on Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
A summary of the call with Mr. Macron and Mr. Scholz said the three leaders discussed co-ordinated action against Russia.
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