The American president spoke on Tuesday, February 22, for the first time since Russia recognized the self-proclaimed separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. He described the situation in Ukraine as “the beginning of an invasion” and announced the imposition of sanctions.
“This is the start of a Russian invasion in Ukraine.” It is with these words that Joe Biden described the situation in Ukraine, this Tuesday, February 22, a few hours following the Russian recognition of the self-proclaimed separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. During a speech at the White House, the American president responded positively to the question posed by the American media since the beginning of the week: has Putin already invaded Ukraine?
Faced with Russian decisions to authorize the deployment of troops in the Donbass, he announced the implementation of new economic sanctions once morest Russia, aimed in particular “Russian sovereign debt” and the country’s elites.
He also said that American troops already deployed in Europe would be sent to the Baltic countries. “to defend NATO”. This action is intended “only defensive”, accurate on live sound CNN, for whom the objective is above all “to send a message to Russia”.
Turn up the pressure
For the American channel, the terms used by the American leader to qualify Russian actions in Ukraine might only “raise the pressure” and “result in a strong response”. Joe Biden thus insisted on the implementation of punitive measures “going well beyond the sanctions put in place with our partners and allies in 2014”. He also assured that “if Russia went further in its invasion”new measures might be put in place.
Despite his harsh and serious tone, “Biden is still keeping tougher sanctions on hand, notes the American media. He hopes to be able to use them in the event of violent and sustained attacks like those that American officials have been talking regarding for weeks”. The tenant of the White House also insisted on the importance of settling this conflict through diplomatic means: “we can always avoid the worst-case scenario”, he said at the end of the speech.
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