Moscow has insisted on the tactic of creating impressions a day after a barrage of sanctions on Russia by Western powers sparked by Vladimir Putin recognizing the independence of Donetsk and Lugansk.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov said the Russian president had not attended US President Joe Biden’s speech yesterday and that Moscow would determine its response after considering sanctions imposed by Washington, according to Reuters.
Biden announced four sanctions that will increase if Russia escalates its actions in Ukraine.
In particular, the sanctions concern:
- Two major Russian financial institutions, VEB Bank and Military Bank.
- Moscow’s “financial embargo” on both Western bank withdrawals and currency exchanges in US and EU markets will also be sanctioned by Russia’s elites and their families, as they “participate in its corrupt games. The Kremlin. “
- The “freezing” of Nord Stream 2, in agreement with Germany.
- Military aid to Ukraine. The US military will remain in Ukraine and will continue to equip it militarily.
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