US President Joe Biden and the leaders of the G7 met virtually with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday (8) and discussed more actions allies can take against Russia.
The measures include sanctions against Russia’s three biggest television channels and a commitment by all G7 members to eliminate the country’s oil imports, according to a US government official.
“This [as ações] is already a failure for Putin, and we will continue to honor the courageous struggle that is taking place for the people of Ukraine and listen to President Zelensky,” the official told reporters ahead of the president’s meeting.
The source added that while the leaders “take stock of the current situation”, the meeting will also highlight how Russian President Vladimir Putin “dishonors” the sacrifices made by Russian citizens, millions of whom sacrificed their lives to defeat fascism during World War II. world.
It is worth noting that this Sunday is celebrated “Victory Day” in Russia, the date that marks the moment when the Soviets defeated the Germans in World War II.
“Putin is dishonoring these sacrifices [dos antigos soviéticos que perderam suas vidas na guerra] spreading his lies, his disinformation about the barbarism he is committing in Ukraine… is really a chance to speak the truth and demonstrate our continued unity,” the government source said.
The new sanctions unveiled by the United States on Sunday will cut off Kremlin-controlled media outlets from U.S. advertisers and production technology, ban Russia from using U.S.-provided services such as management or consulting and corporate accounting, and impose new export controls. against the Russian industrial sector.
The announcement also includes some 2,600 visa restrictions on Russian and Belarusian authorities, and the first sanctions against executives at Gazprombank — the company that most of Europe buys Russian gas.
“Together, today’s actions are a continuation of Russia’s systematic and methodical removal from the global financial and economic system. And the message is that there will be no safe harbor for the Russian economy if Putin’s invasion continues,” the government official told reporters.
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The series of US and Western sanctions that have been imposed since Russia’s February 24 invasion of Ukraine have pushed the Russian economy into a deep recession as it makes the difficult transition to becoming a closed economy.
The three television networks being sanctioned by the US on Sunday — Russia 1 channel, Russia-1 television station and NTV Broadcasting Company — received more than $300 billion in advertising revenue from Western countries last year, according to the report. employee.
“We won’t have the business of helping them broadcast the lies and deceit you hear from Putin every day,” he said.
However, according to the source, the US has decided to continue to allow the pursuit of “due process of law”, but the government will continue to re-evaluate this “every day”. The official noted that the UK has not instituted such a ban either.
The US government official also made a point of noting that the sanctions against GazPrombank executives are just that, actions against leaders of the major financial institution and not a full sanction against the bank itself, which Europeans must do business with in order to continue. to buy Russian gas.
“This is not a complete lockdown. We are not freezing Gazprombank’s assets or banning any transactions with the bank. What we are signaling is that Gazprombank is not a safe haven. So we’re sanctioning some of the top business executives, it’s the people who sit at the top of the organization, to create a chilling effect,” this official said.
The decision to restrict exports of industrial products to Russia is aimed at hampering the Kremlin’s industrial capability and warfare capability, similar to the way Western restrictions on microchips are limiting Russia’s ability to make precision-guided missiles.
In addition to the export ban on Russian industrial services, the US has also sanctioned Promtekhnologiya LLC, which produces weapons such as rifles, used by Russian forces in Ukraine, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will also no longer allow the export of uranium, plutonium or other products related to nuclear energy.
Source: CNN Brasil
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