Lviv (Ukraine), 13 Feb. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba announced on Monday that Russia will face new sanctions from February 24, the first anniversary of the invasion, “which will be announced by different countries and institutions”.
“New sanctions (against Russia) will be announced on February 24. They will be announced in different countries and in different institutions. It will be another sign of unity to achieve victory,” Kuleba said in a statement made on television. Ukrainian reported by the agency Ukraineska Pravda.
The head of Ukrainian diplomacy reiterated that new sanctions and “other measures” are in preparation against Moscow, without giving more details on what they will consist of.
“At the UN, in Kyiv, in many other capitals of the world, various events will take place which will send a very clear signal to (Russian) President Putin: ‘If you, Putin, are playing a game of attrition and you think the time has come on your side, then you are gravely mistaken,” Kuleba threatened.
“Unity with Ukraine is only growing every day and (Putin) will definitely lose in this war,” he added.
Kuleba also spoke about US President Joe Biden’s plans to visit Poland between February 20 and 22.
“Of course, this is also an integral part of commemorating this tragic anniversary and an integral part of the signals we want to send to Putin,” he said.
Therefore, it is very important that “it is in Europe that President Biden will be at that time. And particularly in Poland, a (neighboring) country which plays an extremely important role in ensuring a second supply front in arms for Ukraine,” he said. insisted. ECE
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