Russia Invades Ukraine

from: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/22/un-meets-after-russia-sends-troops-to-eastern-ukraine-liveblog

2/22/2022, 8:45pm (US Eastern Standard Time)

Biden signs ‘executive order’ on sanctions targeting rebel regions

US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to prohibit all new investment, trade, and financing by US citizens to, from, or in the so-called “Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics” regions of Ukraine.

“The E.O. is designed to prevent Russia from profiting off of this blatant violation of international law. It is not directed at the people of Ukraine or the Ukrainian government and will allow humanitarian and other related activity to continue in these regions,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.

He says the US will work with Ukraine and its allies to take action in response to Putin’s declaration of the eastern rebel regions as “independent”. 

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What I think Europe and Western Allies might consider doing in response:

• levy sanctions against Russia
• reduce European purchases of natural gas from Russia
• offer NATO membership to Ukraine regions that are, as yet, not occupied by Russia
• send troops with significant weaponry to regions that are, as yet, not occupied by Russia
• provide weaponry to Ukraine military forces