Ukraine crisis: Zelenskyy reaches out to US, Joe Biden to meet G7 leaders tomorrow
Ukraine President Zelenskyy has reached out to the US President. Biden has briefed him on the steps the US is taking to rally international condemnation, including tonight at the UN Security Council.
Washington: Amid Russia's military action in Ukraine, US President Joe Biden will be meeting with the Leaders of the G7 tomorrow, and the United States and allies and partners will be imposing severe sanctions on Russia.
Joe Biden categorically held Russia responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring. He assured that its Allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way.
"Tomorrow, I will be meeting with the Leaders of the G7, and the United States and our Allies and partners will be imposing severe sanctions on Russia. We will continue to provide support and assistance to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people".
Ukraine President Zelenskyy has reached out to the US President. Biden has briefed him on the steps the US is taking to rally international condemnation, including tonight at the UN Security Council.
Zelenskyy asked him to call on the leaders of the world to speak out clearly against President Putin’s flagrant aggression, and to stand with the people of Ukraine.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin announced a Russian military operation in Ukraine with explosions heard in Kyiv and other parts of the country. Weeks of diplomacy to avert war and sanctions on Russia failed to deter Putin, who has massed over 150,000 troops on the Ukraine border, reports AFP. Explosions were heard in Kharkiv, a major Ukrainian city just south of the Russian border. Ukrainian forces in the city have been battling Moscow-backed insurgents since 2014
Putin announces Russian military operation in Ukraine with explosions heard in Kyiv and other parts of the country.
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 24, 2022
Weeks of diplomacy to avert war and sanctions on Russia failed to deter Putin, who has massed over 150,000 troops on the Ukraine borderhttps://t.co/3wSRY3JBMF pic.twitter.com/qCOb80zkG3
Earlier, Putin and Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan exchanged views on the situation with Russia’s recognition of the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics. Putin expressed his disappointment with the US and NATO response which came down to an attempt to ignore Russia’s legitimate concerns and demands. The presidents agreed to continue Russian-Turkish contacts in various formats.
