“Today I can announce that, based on the information currently available, the government of US determines members of Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine“, he points out in a statement signed by the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken.
The United States will announce on Thursday “a package of sanctions that affect both political figures” and “oligarchs,” said White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, who accompanies the president Joe Biden on a trip to Europe.
Shortly before, President Biden assured the press that the possibility of Russia launching a chemical attack in Ukraine is “a real threat.”
Aboard Air Force One, Sullivan told reporters that the G7 countries would launch an “initiative” to ensure that Russia cannot circumvent sanctions that were imposed on it after it invaded Ukraine on February 24.
For its part, Russia announced on Wednesday the expulsion of US diplomats in retaliation for similar measures taken by Washington against 12 members of the Russian mission to the UN in early March.
“On March 23, a list of US diplomats declared persona non grata was handed over to the head of the US diplomatic mission. [en Moscú]which was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry,” said a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry.
“The US side has received firm notice that any US hostile action against Russia will receive a resolute and appropriate response,” he added.
Source: Ambito
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