West sanctions Russia
U.S and UK target banks, EU blacklists more politiciansWest fears full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia
Satellite imagery over the past 24 hours shows several new troop and equipment deployments in western Russia and more than 100 vehicles at a small airfield in southern Belarus, which borders Ukraine, according to U.S. firm Maxar. Early on Wednesday, Putin said he was always open to finding diplomatic solutions but that “the interests of Russia and the security of our citizens are unconditional for us.”
Washington also said that it restricted dealings in the secondary market with Russia’s sovereign debt for bonds issued after March 1. Germany put the brakes on the new Nord Stream 2 pipeline and Britain also hit Russian banks with sanctions. The Russian foreign ministry criticised the new measures as “illegitimate”.
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