Ukraine Crisis
U.S. intervention in Ukraine would lead to World War Three: Biden
The US won’t send troops to Ukraine, as the US President warns doing so would lead to World War Three.
“I want to be clear: We will defend every inch of Nato territory with the full might of a united and galvanized Nato,” the president wrote on Twitter.
“But we will not fight a war against Russia in Ukraine. A direct confrontation between Nato and Russia is World War III.”
Biden has repeatedly refused to send US troops for direct engagement with Russia.
Over the past week, the Biden administration has pursued an increasingly aggressive sanctions campaign against Vladimir Putin and his country.
US bans Russian imports
Some of the most iconic products that originate from Russia will be banned from being imported to the United States under further sanctions imposed by President Joe Biden.
President Joe Biden said he would ban imports of Russian vodka, caviar and diamonds and called on U.S. lawmakers to join Western allies in revoking the country’s preferential trade status.
Downgrading Russia’s trade status “is going to make it harder for Russia to do business with the United States,” Biden said in remarks at the White House, adding that it would “be another crushing blow to the Russian economy.”
The West responds
As the war between Ukraine and Russia drags on, it has become clear that Ukraine has mounted a far better resistance to Russian forces than many expected, but to continue to do so it will need continued help from the West.
NATO is struggling to decide how to give more help to Kyiv’s leadership without risking an all-out war with Russia.
Ukraine has not only called for the full weight of sanctions to be imposed on Russia but has also asked for a “no-fly zone,” putting NATO in a tricky position.