Europe 1 with AFP 9:11 p.m., February 22, 2022
Joe Biden on Tuesday denounced "the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine", announcing that the United States would continue to supply "defensive" weapons to Ukraine.
The President of the United States also announced a "first tranche" of sanctions which must cut Russia off from Western funding and target "Russian elites" as well as financial institutions.
Joe Biden on Tuesday denounced "the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine", announcing that the United States would continue to supply "defensive" weapons to Ukraine.
"I have authorized the redeployment of American forces already positioned in Europe to reinforce our Baltic allies, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania", added the American president in an address to the nation from the White House.
Extensive sanctions on sovereign debt
The President of the United States announced on Tuesday a "first tranche" of sanctions which must cut Russia off from Western funding and target "Russian elites" as well as financial institutions.
"We are putting in place broad sanctions on Russian sovereign debt. This means that we are cutting off the Russian government from Western funding," the US president said in remarks.