Ukraine-Russia, US and EU sanctions against Putin

As Russia’s offensive against Ukraine continues, the EU and the US approve a new package of sanctions against Moscow. US President Joe Biden will directly sanction Russian President Vladimir Putin and other senior Russian officials, including Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, White House spokesman Jen Psaki confirmed. Read also EU – From Brussels, EU foreign ministers “unitedly voted on a package of very harsh sanctions against Russia. Not only against Vladimir Putin and Sergej Lavrov, who have been sanctioned and listed by the EU , but also important sanctions on banks, on Russian state enterprises, on entire economic sectors “, announces Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio. “It is another step – continues Di Maio – to continue diplomatically and politically to isolate Russia. In these hours, as president of the Council of the Council of Europe’s assembly of ministers, I have fully supported the ouster of Russia from the Council We did it because that is a forum in which we work for the rights of people and what is happening these days goes against international law, goes against any international agreement and good coexistence, but above all it goes against the ‘humanity”. “And this – he adds – we can no longer afford”. “We are already working on the third package of sanctions that the EU will vote on in the coming days. Italy has always voted in a compact manner with the other EU countries on the Commission’s proposals . And we will continue to do so “, underlines Di Maio. As for a possible exclusion of Russia from the Swift system, which allows international trade, “there is no veto. Our countries have many partners outside the EU: we will also raise awareness in the UN to continue isolating Russia, a country that, with its rulers, is carrying out reckless actions “, concludes Di Maio. For its part, Great Britain has ordered the freezing of all assets of Putin and Lavrov in retaliation for military aggression. According to a spokesperson, the new measures are ” in addition to the sanctions package announced yesterday by the UK ”. Premier Johnson also called for Russia’s suspension from the Swift payment system to “inflict maximum pain” on the Kremlin.