Western condemnation of the Russian military operation against Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron

has strongly condemned Russia's decision to launch war on Ukraine, and demanded an "immediate halt" to Russian operations.

Crisis meeting

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair a crisis meeting Thursday morning to decide on the "response" to Russia's "horrific attacks" on Ukraine, the British Cabinet announced.

"The Prime Minister will chair a crisis meeting at 07:30 (local time and GMT) to discuss how to respond to the horrific attacks on Ukraine this morning," a spokesman for Johnson said.

European Union

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel on Thursday condemned Russia's attack on Ukraine and vowed to "hold Moscow accountable."

And they wrote in a tweet, "We strongly condemn Russia's unjustified attack against Ukraine. In these dark and difficult hours, we stand in solidarity with Ukraine, its innocent women, men and children in the face of this unjustified attack," vowing to "hold the Kremlin accountable" after Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine during the night.

NATO

The ambassadors of the 30 member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will hold an emergency meeting, Thursday morning, in Brussels, after the start of a Russian military operation against Ukraine, a NATO spokesperson announced.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, who condemned the "reckless and unjustified attack in Moscow", is scheduled to hold a press conference around 12:30 (11:30 GMT), according to the same source.

US

President Joe Biden vowed Thursday that "the world will hold Russia accountable" for its attack in Ukraine, warning that it would cause "catastrophic casualties."

Biden will deliver a speech Thursday about the "consequences" that Russia will incur because of what he described as an "unjustified attack" on what was stated in a statement after Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement.

On Thursday, Biden will hold a meeting with his counterparts in the Group of Seven at 14:00 GMT.

On Wednesday, Biden announced the imposition of sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to transport natural gas from Russia to Germany.

Germany had announced the freezing of this project.

Britain British

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday condemned "the horrific events in Ukraine", saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin "chose bloodshed and destruction by launching this unprovoked attack".

"Britain and our allies will respond firmly," he tweeted, adding that he had spoken to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Germany

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday described the Russian military operation in Ukraine as a "flagrant violation" of international law, speaking of a "dark day" for all of Europe.

"Germany condemns in the strongest terms this immoral act of President (Vladimir) Putin. We stand in solidarity with Ukraine and its residents," he said in a statement.

Germany holds the rotating presidency of the Group of Seven.

"It is a terrible day for Ukraine" and "a bleak" for all of Europe, Schulz said.

He urged Moscow to stop its military operation "immediately".

France

On Wednesday evening, the French ambassador to the United Nations, Nicolas de Riviere, condemned Russia's "contempt" for the United Nations, after Vladimir Putin announced a "military operation" in Ukraine.

The Russian president's announcement came as the UN Security Council was meeting to discuss the crisis between Ukraine and Russia.

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