The sanctions will target Russia’s financial institutions, sovereign debt and elite families. “And if Russia goes further with this invasion, we stand prepared to go further as with sanctions,” Biden said.
The order also provides authority to impose sanctions on “any person determined to operate in those areas of Ukraine,” Psaki said, adding the administration will later “announce additional measures related to today's blatant violation of Russia's international commitments.”
United States President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed "in principle" to meet and discuss the 'security and strategic stability in Europe'. However, the pre-condition for talks is that Russia does not invade Ukraine.
Following an exchange of accusations between Kyiv and Moscow over additional shelling along the border, France and Germany encouraged all or part of their people in Ukraine to leave. According to US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, Russian soldiers are starting to "uncoil and move closer" to the border.
Meanwhile, “Russia must take real steps toward de-escalation,” US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed in a phone call on Wednesday, according to the German chancellery.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, "They discussed the threat that Russia's aggression posed not only to Ukraine, but to the whole international rules-based system, which has served as the foundation for decades of shared peace and prosperity in the region and across the world."
When performing the sacrament, Father Arango would say, “We baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”
US officials said the State Department plans to announce early Saturday that all American staff at the Kyiv embassy will be required to leave the country ahead of a feared Russian invasion. The State Department would not comment.
"Unvaccinated soldiers pose a risk to the military and undermine preparedness," said Army Secretary Christine Wormuth in a statement.
The High Commission of India issued a statement on Thursday saying that the Canadian authorities have confirmed the identities of a family of four Indians, including a baby, whose bodies were found frozen in Manitoba near the Canada-US border on January 19.
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