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13:28
US announces $1bn in Ukraine humanitarian
assistance and new sanctions on Russia
The White
House has announced plans to provide more than $1bn in new funding for
humanitarian efforts in Ukraine, and the US and its allies have also imposed
new sanctions on Russia.
According
to a White House statement, the US will provide funds to help struggling
Ukrainians access food, medical care and psychological treatment. The US will
also launch the European Democratic Resilience Initiative, which will deliver
at least $320 million to Ukraine to “support societal resilience and defend
human rights”.
The US
similarly confirmed plans to accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees who have
fled the country to escape the war. More than 3 million people have already
fled Ukraine.
Meanwhile,
the US and its allies announced new sanctions on more than 400 Russian
individuals and entities, including the Duma and 328 of its members.
G7 leaders
and the European Union are also launching an initiative to target sanction
evasion among Russian individuals and businesses. The countries are
additionally taking steps to prevent Russia from using international reserves,
including gold, to prop up the country’s economy and currency.
Joe Biden
is in Brussels, Belgium, today to meet with European leaders, and some of those
discussions will likely focus on these new measures. Stay tuned.
3m ago
14:41
The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said
the new sanctions on members of the Russian Duma would punish lawmakers who
have “supported the Kremlin’s violations of Ukraine’s sovereignty and
territorial integrity”.
“President
Putin’s war continues to inflict horror and widespread suffering on the people
of Ukraine,” Blinken said in a statement.
“At the
same time, in Russia, the State Duma continues to use its legislative power to
target domestic dissenters and political opponents, disrupt the free flow of
information, and restrict the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the
citizens of Russia.”
Blinken
said the new sanctions on the Duma members, as well as other Russian elites and
state-backed entities, will “complement the ongoing efforts of our allies and
partners to hold to account enablers of this unconscionable war of choice
against Ukraine and its people”.
“With our
partners and allies, the United States aims to strike the heart of Russia’s
ability to engage in warfare and carry out aggression against other countries,
including Ukraine,” Blinken said.
“We will
continue to impose costs until Putin ends this unprovoked war against Ukraine.”
21m ago
14:23
Nato is 'as strong and united as it has ever
been,' Biden says after summit
Joe Biden said that today’s “extraordinary” Nato
summit on the war in Ukraine showed that the alliance is “as strong and united
as it has ever been”.
“NATO
leaders met today on the one-month anniversary of Russia’s unprovoked and
unjustified invasion of Ukraine to reiterate our strong support for the
Ukrainian people, our determination to hold Russia accountable for its brutal
war, and our commitment to strengthening the NATO Alliance,” Biden said in a
statement.
“We had the
privilege of hearing directly from President Zelenskyy, and we will continue to
support him and his government with significant, and increasing, amounts of
security assistance to fight Russian aggression and uphold their right to
self-defense.”
Biden is in
Brussels, Belgium, today for meetings with allied leaders to discuss providing
humanitarian and defense assistance to Ukraine. Biden applauded his European
counterparts for their efforts to give military aid to Ukraine to push back
against Russia’s brutal airstrikes.
“Between
now and the NATO summit in June, we will develop plans for additional forces
and capabilities to strengthen NATO’s defenses,” Biden said.
The
president added that the US and its allies would work together “to ensure NATO
is ready to meet any challenge in the new and more dangerous security
environment”.
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