Russian President Vladimir Putin is in a “bad situation”, according to outgoing US President Joe Biden. The 82-year-old gives Ukraine a “real opportunity” to assert itself against Russia. But only if one requirement is still met…
According to Biden, it is important not to give Putin any ‘wiggle room’. A Ukrainian victory is possible if Kiev continues to receive Western support, Biden told reporters at the White House after announcing new British and American sanctions on Russia’s energy sector on Friday.
Shortly before the end of Biden’s term, the US and Britain announced far-reaching sanctions on Friday against the Russian energy sector, including against a subsidiary of Russian state-owned company Gazprom.
Since Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine began almost three years ago, G7 countries have imposed a series of sanctions on Russia’s economy, including its lucrative oil and gas sector.
Zelensky grateful for Biden’s support
According to the US Treasury Department, the US sanctions affect oil companies Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas, 180 tankers and oilfield traders and suppliers. London’s sanctions also target Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas, whose profits “fill Putin’s war chest,” the British Foreign Office said.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he spoke with Biden on Friday and thanked him “for the continued support of Ukraine’s independence” and “for the important role the United States has played in uniting the international community” .
Uncertainty before Trump comes to power
Donald Trump takes office on January 20. During the election campaign, he repeatedly criticized the high level of US military aid to Ukraine and announced that he would restore peace to Ukraine “within 24 hours” of taking office. However, during a press conference on Tuesday in which he spoke in detail about foreign policy issues, he gave “six months” as a time horizon when asked.
Such statements are met with skepticism from Ukraine and its other Western allies: Kiev fears that Trump could force Ukraine to make major concessions to Moscow to quickly end the war.
Source: Krone
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