USA: Govt announces new sanctions on individuals 'destabilising Ukraine'

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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the Biden administration would be imposing new sanctions on individuals accused of destabilising Ukraine on behalf of Russia.

SOT, Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary: “I think what should be clear to everyone, and I think he was very clear on this this morning, is that if Russia, if President Putin decides to invade Ukraine, if they move military troops, military across the border, that’s an invasion and there will be severe economic consequences. We also know that we need to be prepared for a range of scenarios and we have a range of tools and tactics at our disposal. Obviously, we just announced sanctions this morning and they have not invaded, so I’m not going to parse more than that other than to convey that we’ve seen them use a range of tools. What he was very clear about this morning is that if they assemble Russian units, if they move those across the Ukrainian border, that’s an invasion. There will be severe and economic consequences. On NATO, what he was conveying is that we have been focused in ensuring that we remain united with NATO. Now united doesn’t mean that everything will be identical. Right? It means we’re united in taking actions should they decide to invade. And we are united.”

SOT, Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary: “I would note that this morning, the Treasury Department did announce sanctions on individuals who have engaged in influence activities directed by the Russian governments. This action was part of our ongoing longstanding efforts to counter Russia’s network of influence efforts and to expose Russia’s dangerous, threatening and ongoing campaign to destabilise Ukraine. These individuals are at the heart of Russia’s destabilising campaign in Ukraine, and we stand united with the Ukrainian government. We are not waiting to take action to counter Russia. We see what they’re doing. We’re disrupting it. And these actions are also, of course, separate and distinct from the broad range of high impact severe measures we and our allies are prepared to impose in order to inflict significant costs should they invade.”

SOT, Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary: “This morning, he was not intending to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the 2020 election. He was actually attempting to make the opposite point, which is that in 2020, despite COVID, despite many attempts to suppress the vote, a record number of voters, Democrats and Republicans, independents too, turned out in the face of a pandemic. And election officials made sure they could vote and have those votes counted. He was explaining that the results would be illegitimate if states do what the former president asked them to do. And more than a half a dozen states in 2020, after the 2020 election, toss out ballots and overturn results after the fact. And his view is that one of the most important roles we can play now is informing and educating the public on what these laws are, on efforts to suppress their vote and even beyond the laws efforts in different states across the country to make it more difficult for them.”

SOT, Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary: “But I will also say that there has been discussions between Democrats and Republicans for months now about voting rights legislation. They have been invited, multiple times, a part of the conversation reached out to engaged with. 16 of them have supported the protection of voting rights legislation in the past and declined to do that this time. They are not uninformed about exactly what this legislation would do, and they’ve always been welcome to be a part of the conversation. They decided not to. And I think that’s important for people to understand.”

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