Joe Biden Delivers Speech After G7 Meeting on Ukraine

Name: Joe Biden Delivers Speech After G7 Meeting on Ukraine
Uploaded: 2022-02-24T18:45+0000
Duration: 23 min 29 s
Description: Tensions around Ukraine have been escalating over the past few days. Following an appeal from the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Russia recognised both as independent states and urged Kiev to stop shelling Donbass. As attacks by Ukrainian forces continued, Moscow launched a special military op in Ukraine to protect the people of Donbass.

18:45 GMT, 24 February 2022

Tensions around Ukraine have been escalating over the past few days. Following an appeal from the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Russia recognised both as independent states and urged Kiev to stop shelling Donbass. As attacks by Ukrainian forces continued, Moscow launched a special military op in Ukraine to protect the people of Donbass.

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Sputnik is live from Washington, DC, as US President Joe Biden delivers a speech following a virtual G7 meeting dedicated to the situation in Ukraine. The meeting was held as Russia has launched a special military operation, aiming at the demilitarisation and denazification of Ukraine.

The US and their allies previously threatened Russia with another round of sanctions.

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