The President of the USA Joe Biden will formally announce new sanctions on Russian politicians and oligarchs at Thursday’s summit, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday.
The US National Security Adviser also said Biden would discuss NATO strategy at its eastern tip and contingency plans for possible Russian use of chemical or nuclear weapons.
Sanctions will also be discussed in the European Union, along with ways dealing with China, which is reportedly considering military assistance to Russia. And in all his discussions, Biden will “consult about possible” issues of possible cyber attacks or the use of chemical or biological weapons. “
Sullivan said US concerns about chemical or nuclear weapons focused primarily on “the deliberate pace of misinformation, propaganda and lies on the subject, which has all the precursors to actually using those weapons.”
Biden will start in NATO by meeting with the Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, and will attend the NATO emergency summit for about 3 hours, Sullivan said. Among the priorities is “how we ensure that we continue to support Ukraine and its defense efforts,” Sullivan said, although NATO itself has not facilitated military assistance to Ukraine, but left these decisions to the discretion of members. .
Sullivan also said that NATO leaders would ratify some of the decisions made by the defense ministers last week and instruct their military and political officials to draw up a “long-term plan for what forces and capabilities would be required in those countries.” east wing. “The longer-term plan will be agreed at the NATO summit in Madrid, which was announced in advance.”
The goal, the US official said, “is to have a long-term imprint that matches the new security reality created by both the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and what is happening in Belarus,” Sullivan said.
At a forthcoming G7 meeting, Biden and other leaders will “agree on a co-ordination initiative to impose sanctions”, thwarting Russian efforts. to avoid existing sanctions, Sullivan said.
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