“An additional package of sanctions” will be “unveiled together with our allies on Thursday” when Biden meets with his European allies in Brussels, Jake Sullivan noted.
The United States and its allies will announce on Thursday more sanctions once morest Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, and they will toughen those already adopted, said the National Security Advisor to the US president Joe Biden.
The idea is not just to add new punitive measures for Russia, “but to ensure that there is a joint effort” so that sanctions are not circumvented, he explained.
Biden too “will announce joint action to strengthen Europe’s energy security” and reduce its dependence on Russian gas, Sullivan said.
In addition, it will reveal “additional US contributions” for humanitarian actions in Ukraine and for the reception of millions of Ukrainians who have fled the war.
“This war is not going to end easily or quickly,” Sullivan warned.
Biden travels to Europe for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
“For the past few months, the West has been united. The president will travel to Europe to make sure we stay united,” he stated.
Sullivan also noted that since Biden’s phone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last Friday, the United States has seen no evidence of any arms shipments from China to ally Russia for use in Ukraine.
“What I can tell you is that we have not seen (…) the supply of military equipment by China to Russia. But of course this is something we’re keeping a close eye on,” he said.
Biden search on your journey “Closely coordinate our message” with the Europeans once morest China, which refuses to condemn the invasion of Ukraine and which the United States has threatened with retaliation if it helps Russia.
The United States and the Europeans “will speak with one voice on this issue,” Sullivan said.
asked regarding a possible expulsion of Russia from the G20, the group that brings together the main world economic powers, Sullivan did not answer directly.
However, he stated: “We believe that it is not possible to act as if nothing had happened for Russia in international institutions and in the international community.”
Tomorrow, I’m traveling to Europe to meet with our allies and partners exactly one month following Putin accelerated his brutal war in Ukraine.
President Biden (@POTUS) March 22, 2022
