(Belga) After the European Union and the United Kingdom, the US government will also impose sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. White House spokesman Jen Psaki said on Friday.
“Following President Joe Biden’s telephone conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and in accordance with the decision of our European allies, the United States will join them in punishing President Putin. Foreign Minister Lavrov and members of Russian citizens,” Psaki said. The spokeswoman did not give many details, and expects that She can announce it later in the afternoon local time She said the United States wants to prevent Putin and Lavrov from entering its territory “This is a normal part of sanctions against foreign officials.” She also said it would be a “terrible act” to attack Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. On the part of the Russians, Moscow seems unaffected by the sanctions imposed on Putin and Lavrov. The Russians call them “a sign of Western impotence.” (Belgium)
“Following President Joe Biden’s telephone conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and in accordance with the decision of our European allies, the United States will join them in punishing President Putin. Foreign Minister Lavrov and members of Russian citizens,” Psaki said. The spokeswoman did not give many details, and expects that She can announce it later in the afternoon local time She said the United States wants to prevent Putin and Lavrov from entering its territory “This is a normal part of sanctions against foreign officials.” She also said it would be a “terrible act” to attack Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. On the part of the Russians, Moscow seems unaffected by the sanctions imposed on Putin and Lavrov. The Russians call them “a sign of Western impotence.” (Belgium)
