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Karine Jean-Pierre, the press secretary for the White House, told reporters on Thursday that the United States intends to announce “sweeping sanctions against key sectors that generate revenue” for Russia on Friday. These sectors include Russia’s banking, defence, and technology industries, among others. In addition, officials have stated that the United States will be announcing a new assistance programme for its security that will be approximately $2 billion.
According to people with knowledge of the situation, the members of the European Union were unable to reach a consensus regarding a new set of sanctions, and as a result, officials are scheduled to meet again on Friday morning in an attempt to get the measures passed.
Both China and Brazil have put forward ideas that they believe could contribute to bringing an end to the war; however, it is highly unlikely that either of these ideas will acquire traction.
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After the Kremlin suspended Russia’s participation in the New START treaty, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated on Thursday that the alliance will closely monitor what Russia does with its nuclear weapons. The one-year anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is the following day.
