United States President, Joe Biden, has announced new sanctions against Russia and said the United States would deploy additional 7000 troops to Germany to support NATO in the face of “naked aggression” from President of Russia, Vladimir Putin.
Biden made this announcement during a recent press conference at the White House and said the US would not compromise as “freedom will prevail after Mr Putin chose this war.”
Biden said the sanctions imposed by the United States were aimed at “maximising long-term impact on Russia while minimising the impact on allies.”
He further stressed that American troops would not fight in Ukraine, but the US would help protect “every inch of NATO territory.”
Also, a US defence official confirmed that the US will deploy 7,000 troops to Germany to reassure NATO allies that are part of a larger contingent that was put on alert earlier this year.
The official added that “the troops would be made up of an armoured brigade combat team and would leave for Germany in the coming days.”
Biden also said that NATO will hold a summit with the leaders of 20 allied nations and close partners.
Biden said: “This will affirm our solidarity and map out the next steps we’ll take to further strengthen all aspects of our NATO alliance.
“Strong limitations will be imposed on what can be exported from the US to Russia, which will hammer its access to global exports of everything from commercial electronics and computers to semiconductors and aircraft parts.
“This is going to impose a severe cost on the Russian economy, both immediately and over time.
“We have purposefully designed these sanctions to maximise a long-term impact on Russia and to minimise the impact on the United States and our allies.
“I want to be clear, the United States is not doing this alone. For months, we’ve been building a coalition of partners representing well more than half the global economy.”
