EU and US promise more sanctions against Russia as Putin recognises breakaway republics in Ukraine

[Uncle Joe]

In a joint statement on Monday evening, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Council President Charles Michel said the recognition was “a blatant violation of international law.”


The pair added that the EU “will react with sanctions” and “reiterates its unwavering support to Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders.”

The White House said President Biden will also order new sanctions, and called Putin's announcement a “blatant violation of Russia’s international commitments.” The American sanctions will prohibit new investment, trade and financing in the two separatist regions of Ukraine recognized by Putin - the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics.

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Finland's President Sauli Niinistö, one of the few European leaders to have a long-established working relationship with Vladimir Putin, also released a statement condemning his actions, calling it a "serious breach of the Minks agreements."

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https://www.euronews.com/2022/02/21/eu-and-us-promise-more-sanctions-against-russia-as-putin-recognises-breakaway-republics-in

[RKP5637]

1. Do sanctions actually work? We hear about sanctions all the time, but yet the landscape often

remains the same, at least IMO.

[Uncle Joe]

2. I imagine each situation is different

in regards to how effective sanctions can be?

Are the sanctions targeted effectively and can the defendant nations counter them by other means?