The United States has announced new sanctions against Russia and said it would welcome 100,000 refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine as President Joe Biden met with world leaders for a series of emergency summits.
Biden said on Thursday, 24th March that Russia should be removed from the G20, the group that represents 20 of the world’s largest economies as Western allies gathered in Europe to discuss fresh support for Kyiv.
That includes imposing further punishment on Moscow one month after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the continent’s biggest conflict since World War II.
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged an increase in military aid for his country during an address to the NATO summit in Brussels via video link. The Ukrainian leader’s ability to rally countries to Kyiv’s cause in video messages from the capital has served as a symbol of Ukraine’s defiant defence and Russia’s struggling advance.
Biden and U.S. allies were also set to discuss moves to bolster NATO’s eastern flank and how to counter the prospect of escalation from the Kremlin amid fears of a chemical or even nuclear attack.
The White House has established a team of national security officials to plan scenarios should Putin use chemical weapons, according to a senior administration official.
Reported by: Adepa Basit