President Joe Biden was joined by world leaders in condemning Russia's war on Ukraine and vowing to hold Moscow responsible. Many European politicians followed suit, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who tweeted that Russian President Vladimir Putin had "chosen the road of murder."
Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany condemned the invasion as "a dangerous act," while French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted that Russia should stop its military activities immediately.
World Leaders Decry Vladimir Putin's Ukraine Invasion
The European Union will "offer a package of enormous targeted measures" on Thursday, according to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Russia's actions were also swiftly condemned by Eastern European governments. President Klaus Iohannis of Romania, which borders Ukraine to the south and potentially sees a refugee flow, branded the invasion "another egregious transgression of international law."
To Ukraine's west, Polish President Andrzej Duda said Russia had broken international law, while Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said Putin's actions could not go unpunished. At a press conference, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said his country united with the world community "to condemn these terrible crimes in the strongest possible terms."
Russia's activities "strike at the very core foundation of our international system," according to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, while South Korea indicated it would join the globally coordinated avalanche of penalties against Russia, NBC News reported.
According to a Downing Street official, Johnson will convene a Cobra committee meeting at 7.30 am to consider the reaction to the "horrific atrocities" in Ukraine.
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Joe Biden to Use G7 Meeting to Make Further Sanctions For Russia
The US President, Joe Biden, condemned Russia's conduct as an "unprovoked and unjustifiable strike," vowing that the rest of the world will hold Russia accountable. Biden stated that he would utilize a G7 meeting on Thursday morning to draw up further sanctions on Russia.
Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the United States and its Allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way.
— President Biden (@POTUS) February 24, 2022
The world will hold Russia accountable.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, stated her sympathies were with the Ukrainian people "in these sad hours" and that Russia will be held accountable for its actions. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a direct, impassioned plea to Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to stop the Russian military assault on Ukraine "in the name of humanity."
Russian forces invaded Ukraine, a free and sovereign country.
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) February 24, 2022
We condemn this barbaric attack, and the cynical arguments used to justify it.
Later today we will present a package of massive, targeted sanctions.
https://t.co/AHtTVEvHgV
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the Russian attack "in the strongest possible terms" and called for an immediate halt to "all hostile and provocative actions against Ukraine," Telegraph.
Canada condemns – in the strongest possible terms – Russia’s egregious attack on Ukraine. These unprovoked actions are a clear further violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and of Russia’s obligations under international law and the Charter of the UN.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) February 24, 2022
Boris Johnson today pledged to cripple Russia's economy with a slew of sanctions, insisting that the West 'would not turn a blind eye' to the invasion of Ukraine. The Prime Minister stated in a speech from Downing Street that Vladimir Putin must be allowed to suffocate Ukraine's independence with an act of indiscriminate and reckless assault.
I am appalled by the horrific events in Ukraine and I have spoken to President Zelenskyy to discuss next steps.
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) February 24, 2022
President Putin has chosen a path of bloodshed and destruction by launching this unprovoked attack on Ukraine.
The UK and our allies will respond decisively.
Putin, he argued, has declared war on Africa, and the West must respond to assure the offensive's eventual 'defeat' 'diplomatically, politically, economically, and, finally, militarily.' Mr. Johnson also urged nations to wean themselves off Moscow's gas and oil supplies in a stern message to Germany and Italy, among others.
As he faced trial from prison after President Vladimir Putin began an attack on Ukraine, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny claimed he was against Moscow's war.
Wearing a prison uniform, Navalny said the war would lead to a huge number of victims, destroy futures, and continue this line of the impoverishment of the citizens of Russia.
He is being tried in a maximum-security jail outside of Moscow on new accusations that may lengthen his sentence by a decade. His supporters claim that the trial, which began last week, was planned to coincide with the Ukraine conflict.
After surviving a poison assault that he and the West blame on the Kremlin, Navalny has been in prison for a year on old fraud allegations, according to Daily Mail.
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