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US sanctions Russia for ‘beginning’ invasion of Ukraine
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WASHINGTON, 24 February 2022, (TON): US President Joe Biden announced tough new sanctions on Russia for beginning an invasion of Ukraine but said there was still time to avoid war, even as Vladimir Putin signaled plans to send troops beyond Russia’s borders.
Russia’s upper house, the Federation Council, gave Putin unanimous approval to deploy “peacekeepers” to two breakaway Ukrainian regions now recognized by Moscow as independent, and potentially into other parts of Ukraine.
Biden announced what he called the first tranche of sanctions, including steps to starve Russia of financing and target financial institutions and its elites.
But he left the door open to a final effort at diplomacy to avert a bloody full-scale Russian invasion.
The president said “there’s no question that Russia is the aggressor, so we’re clear eyed about the challenges we’re facing.”
“Nonetheless, there is still time to avert the worst case scenario that will bring untold suffering to millions of people.”
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