LONDON (AP)-Leaders of seven formed democracies vowed Sunday to stop or ban Russia’s oil imports as they meet with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in online talks to emphasize their support for in unity and solidarity. Victory Day in Europe, which marked the surrender of Nazi Germany in 1945.
The cessation of Russia’s oil supplies will “severely hit (President Vladimir Putin) the main root of Putin’s economy and deprive him of the revenue he needs to finance the war,” in the G-7 countries, which include states of the United States, Great Britain, Canada and Germany. France, Italy and Japan made the statement.
“We will make sure we do this in a timely and orderly manner and give the world time to provide alternative supplies,” they added.
World War II is back! Chiefs He stressed that Putin should not win in unity.
“We owe it to the memory of all those who fought for freedom in World War II who continue to fight for it today, for the Ukrainian people, for Europe and for the international community,” they said.
US President Joe Biden’s call to G7 and Zelensky leaders lasted nearly an hour.
The United States also said this New sanctions Due to Ukraine’s aggression against Russia. These include the cessation of Western advertising on Russia’s three largest TV stations, the ban on U.S. consulting and accounting firms, and the imposition of additional restrictions on Russia’s industrial sector, including wood products. Moscow, industrial machines, boilers. , bulldozers and so on. sa. of.
The White House announced new sanctions on the eve of May 9 Victory Day, when Russia traditionally celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 through a massive military parade.
Putin is expected to speak about a special operation in Ukraine and confront the troops in Red Square on Monday.
U.S. and European allies have tried to counter-announce that Putin is further liberating Russia from the rest of the world and causing major damage to Russia’s economy.
A new round of U.S. sanctions will hit Russia’s three most popular TV stations – First Channel Russia, Russia -1 and NTV – which, according to the U.S., are at the forefront of spreading disinformation about the prosecution of Russia.
The Biden administration said new sanctions banning American accounting and consulting firms from doing business in Russia would prevent Russian companies and elites from getting help in hedging their wealth and preventing an avalanche of sanctions. already placed.
The United States also announced that it has imposed approximately 2,600 visa restrictions on Russian and Belarusian officials and issued a new visa restriction policy for Russian military officers and authorities.
The United States has imposed sanctions on 27 executives of Gazprombank, a bank that promotes the sale of Russian Gazprom, one of the world’s largest exporters of natural gas, to Europe. The sanctions are the first time the U.S. has hit a bank that plays a key role in Russia’s significant gas exports, but the move stalled with a full blockade of sanctions imposed by the U.S. on other major banks. in Russia.
Prior to the call, British officials said Britain would allocate an additional 1.3 billion ($ 1.6 billion) to Ukraine to help the country defend itself against Russian forces.
The funding, which comes from British government reserves, includes a 300,300m military package promised by Prime Minister Boris Johnson earlier this week, including Russian artillery radar systems, GPS blocking devices and night vision.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Sunday, visiting the northern city of Irpin, which was badly damaged by Russia’s attempt to take the capital Kiev in the early part of the war. On Sunday, the mayor posted photos of Trudeau on social media and said the Canadian leader was shocked by the damage he saw in civilian homes.
Trudeau’s office then said that “the Prime Minister is in Ukraine to meet with President Zelensky and reaffirm Canada’s unwavering support for the Ukrainian people.”
Jill Biden also left on Sunday for a surprise meeting on Mother’s Day with Western Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska. Biden traveled under the guise of a secret and became the last high-profile American to enter Ukraine during the 10-week war with Russia.
“I want to go for Mother’s Day,” said First Lady Zelenska of the United States. “I thought it was important to show the Ukrainian people that this war needs to end and that this war is brutal and the people of the United States are on the side of the Ukrainian people.
In Germany, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a televised speech that Sunday was “May 8 like no other”.
He said Germany worked hard to satisfy its actions during World War II, negotiated with Russia and Ukraine, and accepted the concept of “never to be repeated”. But Russia’s “barbaric” invasion of Ukraine in February brought the war back to Europe, Scholz said, a prospect that sometimes seemed unimaginable.
“Freedom and security will prevail, just as freedom and security prevailed in the absence of freedom, violence and dictatorship 77 years ago,” Scholz said in his speech.
German Bundestag president Barbell Bass, the second highest German official after the president, met in Zelensky, Kiev on Sunday to attend a memorial service to mark the anniversary of the end of World War II.
“We really appreciate that on this day of remembrance and reconciliation and such a difficult time for us, the president of the German Bundestag, Barbell Bass, came to support Ukraine,” Zelensky said in a post on Sunday. .
Reported by Madhani from Wilmington, Delaware. This report was provided by Emily Schulteis in Berlin.
Source: Huffpost
