WASHINGTON — Western governments plan to ratchet up pressure on Russia over its war in Ukraine, underscoring continued support for Ukraine when finance…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen “will clearly, vocally and repeatedly highlight the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine on the global economy,” one of the officials told reporters ahead of high-level meetings planned in coming days.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday after Russia rained cruise missiles on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Monday in its most widespread air attacks since the start of the war on Feb. 24, killing at least 11 people and wounding 64.Article content Yellen does not plan to walk out when Russian officials speak at a gathering of Group of 20 officials on Thursday, as she and other Western officials did during the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank, the official said.
“We will clearly be calling out Russia at these meetings. We also expect our partners to be doing the same,” the official said, adding that Yellen would also urge partners to “accelerate and increase the scale of economic assistance to Ukraine.”Article content
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