US President Joe Biden’s decision to impose a package of sanctions on Russia looks like a “first move”, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said on Tuesday, adding that he had received assurances from US officials that Kiev would take over. arms.
“The sanctions announced by President Biden seem to be a possible first step if we look at them as such,” he told Fox News. He added that Kiev was not asking the United States to deploy troops on Ukrainian territory.
Western nations announced on Tuesday a series of sanctions, especially against banks, over the Kremlin’s decision to recognize the independence of the eastern Ukrainian regions held by pro-Russian separatists and to deploy troops there, claiming to have a “peaceful” role.
Ukraine will “never” recognize the independence of the self-proclaimed People’s Republics of Lugansk and Danieck, Kuleba said earlier, calling Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision “absurd.”
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