Ukraine urged partners to intensify sanctions pressure on Russia

The head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Dmytro Kuleba, expressed gratitude to the country’s partners on Wednesday for the sanctions imposed against Russia, while simultaneously calling for increased sanction pressure.

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At the same time, yesterday, U.S. President Joe Biden announced new sanctions against Russia in connection with the recognition of the sovereignty of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics. The sanctions target systemically important Russian banks Vnesheconombank and Public Joint Stock Company Promsvyazbank.

The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, stated that due to the recognition of the self-proclaimed republics of Donbas, the European Union decided to impose sanctions against 351 members of the State Duma, as well as 27 individuals and legal entities.

Additionally, individual EU member states announced sanctions against Russia. Earlier, German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated that the commissioning of the “Nord Stream 2” gas pipeline would be frozen. The decision to suspend certification was made against the backdrop of Russia’s recognition of the independence of the “LPR” and “DPR”.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also announced that the country is imposing sanctions against five Russian banks and three businessmen.

Meanwhile, Moscow stated that Russia is ready for new sanctions and has the resources for this.

On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the sovereignty of the Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics and signed agreements on economic and military cooperation with the Luhansk People’s Republic and the Donetsk People’s Republic.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukraine considers Russia’s actions in recognizing the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic as a violation of sovereignty and territorial integrity, and holds the Russian leadership responsible for the consequences.