US President Joe Biden has accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of being an aggressor, saying that the Russian President chose war against Ukraine. Biden announces new economic sanctions against Russia. Biede said Putin was an aggressor and chose war. He announced tough economic sanctions against Russia, but flatly refused to send American forces to Ukraine to wage war against Russian forces. He said that the world is united against Russia.
Biden said that if Russia attacks America, America is ready to respond. He also announced the sending of more forces to assist NATO forces. Biden said the sanctions were aimed at Russian banks, oligarchs and high-tech sectors. He said the US and its allies would block assets of the four big Russian banks, impose export controls and impose sanctions on oligarchs.
Biden holds digital meeting with leaders of G-7 countries
Earlier, Biden held a digital meeting with leaders of the G-7 countries on Thursday to discuss a united response to Russia's unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine. "I had a meeting with my G-7 counterparts this morning to discuss President Putin's unfair attack on Ukraine," he said. We agreed to impose devastating sanctions and other economic measures to hold Russia accountable. We stand with the brave people of Ukraine.
Putin warned many countries
At the same time, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his televised address on Thursday that his move to launch a military operation in Ukraine was taken in response to threats posed by the neighboring country. Putin also warned other countries that if they tried to interfere in the Russian military operation, they would see consequences they had never seen before. The G-7 is a grouping of seven advanced economies of the world. This includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the US and the European Union (EU).