US announces sanctions on east Ukraine's separatist regions

AFP , Monday 21 Feb 2022

The United States on Monday announced sanctions against rebel territories recognized by Russia in eastern Ukraine and warned that more is ready if necessary.

Jen Psaki
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. AFP

President Joe Biden will issue an executive order to "prohibit new investment, trade, and financing by US persons to, from, or in the so-called DNR and LNR regions of Ukraine," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.

The order will "provide authority to impose sanctions on any person determined to operate in those areas of Ukraine," Psaki said, adding that the measures are separate to wider Western sanctions ready to go "should Russia further invade Ukraine."

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