{"id":408538,"date":"2022-02-22T10:29:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T07:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/russia-facing-new-sanctions-after-putin-recognizes-breakaway-regions\/"},"modified":"2022-02-22T10:29:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T07:29:03","slug":"russia-facing-new-sanctions-after-putin-recognizes-breakaway-regions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/russia-facing-new-sanctions-after-putin-recognizes-breakaway-regions\/","title":{"rendered":"#Russia facing new sanctions after Putin recognizes breakaway regions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Russia facing new sanctions after Putin recognizes breakaway regions<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>MOSCOW\/DONETSK, Feb 22 \u2013\u00a0The United States and its European allies are poised to announce harsh new sanctions against\u00a0Russia\u00a0on Tuesday after President Vladimir Putin formally recognized two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, escalating a security crisis on the continent.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian military said two soldiers were killed and 12 wounded in shelling by pro-Russian separatists in the east in the past 24 hours, the most casualties this year, as ceasefire violations increased.<\/p>\n<p>Putin\u2019s announcement on Monday drew international condemnation and im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te U.S.\u00a0sanctions, with President Joe Biden signing an executive order to halt U.S. business activity in the breakaway regions.<\/p>\n<p>France and Germany also agreed to respond with\u00a0sanctions, and Britain and the United States said they would announce further measures on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States will impose\u00a0sanctions\u00a0on\u00a0Russia\u00a0for this clear violation of international law and Ukraine sovereignty and territorial integrity,\u201d Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told reporters after an emergency meeting of the Security Council late on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can, will, and must stand united in our calls for\u00a0Russia\u00a0to withdraw its forces, return to the diplomatic table and work toward peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/AP22053121552141.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Ukraine's Ambassador to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya speaks during an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters.\" class=\"wp-image-21289693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/AP22053121552141.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/AP22053121552141.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/AP22053121552141.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ukraine\u2019s Ambassador to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya speaks during an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Britain said it had drawn up\u00a0sanctions\u00a0to target those complicit in the violation of Ukraine\u2019s territorial integrity, and those measures would come into force on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>China called for all parties to\u2002exercise\u2002restraint while Japan said it was ready to join international\u00a0sanctions\u00a0on Moscow in the event of a full-scale invasion.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Russian U.N. ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, warned Western powers to \u201cthink twice\u201d and not worsen the situation.<\/p>\n<p>A Reuters witness saw tanks and other military hardware moving through the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk on Monday hours after Putin formally recognized the breakaway regions and ordered the deployment of\u00a0Russian forces to \u201ckeep the peace.\u201d No insignia were visible on the vehicles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/AP22053136107719.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield makes a statement after an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting on Ukraine.\" class=\"wp-image-21289694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/AP22053136107719.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/AP22053136107719.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/AP22053136107719.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield makes a statement after an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting on Ukraine.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s military said on its Facebook page it had recorded 84 cases of shelling by separatists who it said had opened fire on about 40 settlements along the front line with heavy artillery, in breach of ceasefire agreements.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u00a0denies any plan to attack its neighbor, but it has amassed troops on Ukraine\u2019s borders and threatened \u201cmilitary-technical\u201d action unless it receives sweeping security guarantees, including a promise that Ukraine will never join NATO.<\/p>\n<p>A senior U.S. official said the deployment of\u00a0Russian troops to the breakaway enclaves did not merit the harshest\u00a0sanctions\u00a0the United States and its allies had prepared in the event of a full-scale invasion, as\u00a0Russia\u00a0already had troops there.<\/p>\n<p>Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine\u2019s Donetsk and Luhansk regions \u2013 collectively known as the Donbass \u2013 broke away from Ukrainian government control in 2014 and proclaimed themselves independent \u201cpeople\u2019s republics.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/AP22053117804414.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya speaks during an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting on Ukraine.\" class=\"wp-image-21289692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/AP22053117804414.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/AP22053117804414.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/AP22053117804414.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Russia\u2019s Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya speaks during an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting on Ukraine.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Russia\u00a0needed to ratify its friendship treaties with the two breakaway regions before it could discuss matters like the exact borders of the territories, RIA <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> agency reported, citing the foreign ministry.\u00a0Russia\u2019s parliament is expected to review friendship treaties on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who received a call from Biden to express solidarity on Monday, accused\u00a0Russia\u00a0of wrecking peace talks and ruled out territorial concessions.<\/p>\n<p>Rising fears of a major war in Europe pushed oil prices to a seven-year high on Tuesday, while safe-havens currencies like the yen rallied and global stocks tumbled.\u00a0The rouble extended its losses as Putin spoke, at one point sliding beyond 80 per dollar.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/AP22052707918559.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation in the Kremlin in Moscow.\" class=\"wp-image-21289690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/AP22052707918559.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/AP22052707918559.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/AP22052707918559.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/AP22052707918559.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation in the Kremlin in Moscow.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>GRIEVANCES<\/p>\n<p>In a lengthy televised address on Monday packed with grievances against the West, a visibly angry Putin said eastern Ukraine was ancient\u00a0Russian land.<\/p>\n<p>Putin delved into history as far back as the Ottoman empire and expressed frustration that\u00a0Russia\u2019s demands for a rewriting of Europe\u2019s security arrangements had been repeatedly rebuffed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI deem it necessary to make a decision that should have been made a long time ago \u2013 to immediately recognize the independence and sovereignty of the Donetsk People\u2019s Republic and the Lugansk People\u2019s Republic,\u201d Putin said.<\/p>\n<p>Putin has for years worked to restore\u00a0Russia\u2019s influence over nations that emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union, with Ukraine holding an important place in his ambitions.\u00a0Russia\u00a0annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>A French presidential official said the speech \u201cmixed various considerations of a rigid and paranoid nature.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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