Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has tanked US President Joe Biden for banning Russian oil, gas and energy import amid the Russian invasion on Ukraine. Eastern European nationโs President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, echoed his US counterpartโs remarks that the move was against Vladimir Putinโs โwar machine.โ
President Joe Biden has announced a ban saying that Putin will never win over Ukraine. Britain said it will also phase out Russian oil imports by the end of this year. Taking to twitter, Zelensky tweeted, โThankful for US and @POTUS personal leadership in striking in the heart of Putinโs war machine and banning oil, gas and coal from US market. Encourage other countries and leaders to follow.โ
Earlier addressing a press conference at the White House, Biden announced the United Statesโ latest sanctions against Russia amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
โToday, I am announcing that the US is targeting the main artery of Russiaโs economy. We are banning all imports of Russian oil, gas and energy. That means that Russian oil will no longer be acceptable at US ports. The American people will deal another powerful blow at (Vladimir) Putinโs war machine,โ he said.
Afterwards, the US President posted on Twitter: โThis much is already clear: Ukraine will never be a victory for Putin. Putin may be able to take a city โ but he will never be able to hold the country.โ
The Democrat are terming this decision as โpowerful blow against Putinโs war machineโ.
McDonaldโs, Coca-Cola and Starbucks have suspended their services in Russia over Moscowโs internationally condemned invasion of Ukraine.
The BBC has decided to resume English language broadcasting from Russia. Earlier they had suspended reporting from Russia, amid the new media laws. In a new statement, the corporation said it had โconsidered the new legislation alongside the urgent need to report from inside Russiaโ.
As an independent media platform, we do not take advertisements from governments and corporate houses. It is you, our readers, who have supported us on our journey to do honest and unbiased journalism. Please contribute, so that we can continue to do the same in future.