June 27, 2022 Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

6/27/2022
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson has said that Ukraine “can win and will win”, but for this it needs the support of partners.

“The UK will continue to back Ukraine every step of the way, because we know that their security is our security, and their freedom is our freedom”, stressed Johnson.

Western politicians condemned the shelling of Kyiv on Sunday morning, calling such actions “barbaric” and “deliberate escalation” amid the G7 summit. US President Joe Biden said: “This is another example of their barbarism”. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson stressed that the West must maintain unity against the background of russian aggression. Former Prime Minister of Sweden and now co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations Carl Bildt considers the shelling of Kyiv a “conscious escalation by russia”. US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink also said she was outraged by reports on russian missile strikes on a residential building and a kindergarten in central Kyiv.

US President Joe Biden does not believe in the split of the G7 because of putin. He is convinced that it is the disputes in NATO and the G7 over the war in Ukraine that the russian president is counting on. “We can’t let this aggression take the form it has and get away with it”, Biden said.

After the first day of the G7 summit, US President Joe Biden announced the challenges facing world leaders. He noted that the countries have agreed on a partnership with $ 200 billion. “Today we officially launch the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment.We’re here today because we’re making this commitment together as a G7 in coordination with one another to maximize the impact of our work. Collectively, we aim to mobilize nearly $600 billion from the G7 by 2027”, Biden said.

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson and President of France Emmanuel Macron discussed further support for Ukraine on the sidelines of the G7 summit. The UK told that the leaders had agreed to continue to support Ukraine in resisting russian aggression. Johnson stated he was ready to receive President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in London if the latter had the opportunity to pay a personal visit.

The UK government has provided $ 525 million in loan guarantees to support macroeconomic stability in Ukraine. Guarantees will increase the amount of loans from the World Bank and will be implemented in the event that Ukraine has a shortage of funds to finance government spending. The loan funds will be used to pay public sector employees, as well as to maintain schools and hospitals.

The G7 countries will ban the import of gold from the rf as part of new sanctions against russia, according to a communiqué from the UK government and a statement by US President Joe Biden. This is part of the new restrictions against russia for the attack on Ukraine, which are to be announced at the G7 summit. “These measures will directly hit the russian oligarchs and strike at the “heart” of putin's war machine”, said UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Gold accounts for a significant share of russian exports, in 2021 russia earned about $ 15.5 billion. The UK is convinced that this step, synchronized with other countries, will have a “global effect”. US President Joe Biden said the United States had imposed “unprecedented restrictions on putin to deprive him of the income needed to finance his war against Ukraine”. The G7 leaders will make an official statement on the embargo on Tuesday, June 28.

The host of the G7 meeting, Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz, said that the unity of Western leaders over Ukraine is a clear message to G7 President Putin.

“The G7 nations share the same goals – to cut the oxygen from russia's war machine, while taking care of our economies”, said Charles Michel, President of the European Council.

On its own initiative and for its own money, Ukraine has purchased 2,900 RGW 90 Matador anti-tank missile systems from Germany, manufactured by the German concern Dynamit Nobel Defense (DND). The purchase was received by Ukraine in two batches— 2,300 and 576 units. Weapons are already in Ukraine, they are used by the Ukrainian military at the front. In March, Kyiv ordered 5,100 such anti-tank weapons at its own expense from the German arms company DND. Thus, a total of 8,000 units have been delivered.

Matador is a 90-mm disposable hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher, which is designed to destroy fortified structures and destroy lightly armored enemy vehicles.

Minister of Defence of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov said that Ukraine had received 2,000 self-propelled Panzerhaubitze howitzers from Germany and the Netherlands. “This is the 6th type of 155-mm artillery, which strengthens our defense. Our warriors are already beating the enemy with M777, FH70, M109, AHS Krab and Caesar. From now on, Ph2000 has joined this “club of the best”, he noted.

At the NATO summit in Madrid on 28-30 June, Allies will decide on a record since the times of Cold War increase of the contingent in the East and a rethink of relations with russia and China. The main aim of the meeting of Allied leaders is to show russia that NATO is ready to respond to any aggressive action against its members.

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The office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has said that the sanctions imposed by the Kingdom concern russian imports of $ 16.5 billion.

russia “will default in a few hours” on a foreign debt. Under the terms of the debt, the grace period for the payment of interest on Eurobonds in the amount of almost $ 100 million ended on June 26. If investors do not receive the money, then on June 27 there will be a default – the first of russia's foreign debt in the last 100 years.

The average value of the secondary real estate market in 16 cities with a population of millions, Moscow and Leningrad regions has fallen to a minimum. This situation arose due to the fact that demand, according to the director of the secondary market department of incom-real estate, was 50% lower in June than last year. People simply do not have the money to improve their living conditions.