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Barack Obama is talking out on Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. On Feb. 24, the previous president issued a press release on Instagram condemning the “brazen assault,” calling it “a violation of worldwide regulation and primary rules of human decency.”
“Ukrainians now face a brutal onslaught that’s killing innocents and displacing untold numbers of males, girls, and kids,” Obama wrote. “The results of Russia’s reckless actions lengthen past Ukraine’s borders. This unlawful invasion within the coronary heart of Europe additionally threatens the muse of the worldwide order and safety.”
“Ukrainians now face a brutal onslaught that’s killing innocents and displacing untold numbers of males, girls, and kids.”
Obama urged folks to sentence Russia’s actions and help the folks of Ukraine. “Each American, no matter celebration, ought to help President Biden’s efforts, in coordination with our closest allies, to impose hard-hitting sanctions on Russia — sanctions that impose an actual worth on Russia’s autocratic elites,” he added, acknowledging that there could also be some financial penalties to these sanctions. “However that is a worth we must be keen to pay to take a stand on the aspect of freedom.”
He concluded, “Michelle and I can be praying for the brave folks of Ukraine, for Russian residents who bravely declared their opposition to those assaults, and for all those that will bear the price of a mindless warfare.”
President Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine has been broadly condemned by the worldwide group, together with President Biden, who referred to as it “unprovoked and unjustified.” Biden has since spoken with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and is about to talk with allies to debate additional motion. Nonetheless, the US’s potential involvement within the battle nonetheless stays unclear. “President Putin has chosen a premeditated warfare that can carry a catastrophic lack of life and human struggling,” Biden mentioned in a press release. “The world will maintain Russia accountable.”
