By targeting Gazprombank, one of Russia’s largest banks, as well as its six subsidiaries and more than 50 other financial institutions, the US is dealing a major blow to Putin’s war machine.
President Vladimir Zelensky expressed gratitude to US President Joe Biden for the package of sanctions introduced against the Russian Federation, aimed at the aggressor’s economy and military budget. The head of state announced this on platform X on Thursday, November 21.
“I thank Biden and his administration for today’s powerful package of financial and banking sanctions targeting Russia’s economy and military budget Gazprombank“, one of Russia’s largest banks, along with its six subsidiaries and more than 50 other financial institutions, the United States deals a major blow to Putin’s war machine and further isolates his bloody, corrupt economy from in the global market,” he said. .
Zelensky added that it comes at a critical moment, when the Russian Federation is using “missile saber rattling in a desperate attempt to destroy what is left of international law.” Zelensky emphasized that the aggressor must pay the full cost of this war.
“We are deeply grateful for America’s leadership in defending freedom and for the unwavering bipartisan support of Congress, which continues to advocate for strong and decisive sanctions. Together, we must undermine tyranny and strengthen global security, ” concluded the president.
Let’s recall that on November 21, the United States introduced new large-scale sanctions against the Russian financial sector. Come under sanctions for the first time Gazprombank, where Western countries buy gas from Russia.
Earlier, the media reported that the United States was targeting the last Russian bank with access to the SWIFT system. This is about Gazprombank. In the absence of serious punishment, this bank in the Russian Federation has become one of the main operators of foreign exchange reserves.
Source: korrespondent
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