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Kamala Harris says Russia will endure vital financial prices if it invades Ukraine: ‘Swift and extreme’
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Vice President Kamala Harris warned Russia Saturday that there could be “swift and extreme” penalties if it violates Ukraine’s sovereignty as President Biden predicted would occur simply hours prior.
Talking from the Munich Safety Convention in Germany, Harris reiterated U.S. and NATO efforts to de-escalate the battle and deter Moscow from invading Kyiv.
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United States Vice President Kamala Harris speaks throughout the Munich Safety Convention, in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022.
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However the vice chairman stated Russia’s claims by diplomatic channels don’t mirror its actions on the bottom.
The Kremlin has repeatedly stated it has no intention of finishing up an incursion on Ukraine and this week Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Moscow was drawing down troops alongside the border.
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U.S. safety officers warned that not solely is Russia not withdrawing its troops, however it’s making preparations to launch a combative assault.
“I can say with absolute certainty: If Russia additional invades Ukraine, america along with our allies and companions will impose vital and unprecedented financial prices,” Harris informed Ambassador and Chairman of the Munich Safety Convention Wolfgang Ischinger.
“We’ll impose far-reaching monetary sanctions and export controls. We’ll goal Russia’s monetary establishments and key industries. And we’ll goal those that are complicit and people who help and abet this unprovoked invasion,” the vice chairman continued.
“Make no mistake: The imposition of those sweeping and coordinated measures will inflict nice injury on those that should be held accountable,” she added.
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Members of Ukraine’s Territorial Protection Forces take part in a drill throughout coaching at a former asphalt manufacturing unit on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. The U.S. has ramped up warnings of a attainable Russian assault on Ukraine, Russian officers stated no invasion of Ukraine was underway and none was deliberate.
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Harris spoke to how Russia’s try to weaken NATO by membership stipulations and safety calls for has solely made the alliance stronger.
“We didn’t all begin out the identical place however by diplomacy and once more, speaks to the power of diplomacy, we got here collectively and are actually talking the unified voice,” she stated. “Historical past has challenged us through the years in that regard.
“I believe historical past will present that at this second, we’re standing sturdy,” Harris added.
FILE – A Russian tank T-72B3 fires as troops participate in drills on the Kadamovskiy firing vary within the Rostov area in southern Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022.
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A senior U.S. protection official informed Fox Information Digital Friday that Russian navy forces are in placing distance of the Ukrainian border as roughly 40-50% of Putin’s troops have moved into assault positions.
Putin now has 120-125 Battalion Tactical Teams amassed alongside Ukraine’s border with Particular Forces mobilized. Rocket forces and ballistic missile models are inside vary of the Kyiv.
