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U.S. President Biden has threatened to impose severe sanctions on Russia for the news of the invasion.
Criticism is pouring in from the European Union and the United Nations as well.
This time, we will connect Washington, USA.
Correspondent Yunsu Kim, the US said that it would hold Russia harshly responsible, what kind of action can be taken?
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First, looking at President Biden's statement, Russia's attack has no justifiable reason.
Therefore, only Russia is responsible for the death and destruction that this attack will bring, and the whole world will hold Russia accountable.
For a joint response, we are scheduled to hold an emergency video conference today (24th) with the G7 leaders and seven major countries to discuss additional countermeasures. .
There are talks of sanctions on Russia's first and second largest banks and export controls that completely ban the export of products containing US technology to Russia.
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European Union and the UN also criticized it, so will the whole world hold Russia accountable, as President Biden said?
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The EU special summit was originally scheduled for today to discuss additional sanctions to prevent a Russian invasion.
Since the EU has already invaded, Russia will be in unprecedented isolation after this meeting, he emphasized.
Let's hear it.
[Russev Borrell/Senior Representative for Foreign and Security Policy in the EU: EU leaders will agree to provide political guidance for adopting the toughest and most severe sanctions that have never been implemented.]
Freeze of Russian assets in the EU and Russia Strong sanctions are expected, including blocking banks from accessing EU financial markets.
The UN Security Council also held an emergency meeting, and the United States and other member states plan to draft a resolution condemning Russia and submit it today.
(Video coverage: Oh Jeong-sik, video editing: Choi Hye-young)