Economy, Trade and Finance: ROUNDUP / Ukraine: Evil must be stopped

The administration of President Joe Biden has requested a $6.4 billion aid package from Congress Russia denies accusations of attacking civilian facilities. An attack in the Sumy region in northeastern Ukraine was said to have resulted in heavy casualties on both sides. The Ukrainian anti-corruption portal Anticor wrote on Tuesday morning that there may be 70 dead on the Ukrainian side and a large number of casualties on the Russian side. Russian artillery hit a military unit. The information cannot be independently verified. According to the Unian agency, the Ukrainian army wants to destroy about 100 Russian military vehicles in the Sumy region.

The Ukrainian military assumes that Belarusian forces are now on their way to Ukraine. “Some units of the most powerful formations of the Belarusian Armed Forces have begun to move to the borders of the Ukrainian state in the direction of Volhynia,” the Ukrainian General Staff wrote on Facebook. Again, this information cannot be independently verified. Volhynia is a region located in the northwest of Ukraine.

The administration of US President Joe Biden has asked Congress for a $6.4 billion aid package for Ukraine. This should include humanitarian aid, economic aid, and military self-defense aid to Ukraine, the Democratic Majority Leader of Biden in the US Senate, Chuck Schumer, said Monday (local time). The package is separate from the US government’s recent $350 million in emergency military assistance to Ukraine. Biden had already ordered the payment on Saturday night.

In his video message, Ukrainian President Selinsky said: “Here is Ukraine. Here is Europe. Here is 2022. Evil armed with missiles, bombs and artillery must be stopped immediately. Economically destroyed. To show that humanity can defend itself.” He shared it on Facebook and on his Telegram channel late Monday night.

According to the US government, the Russian attack closed ranks within NATO and other Western allies. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Monday called Russian President Vladimir Putin “one of the greatest unites of NATO unification in modern history.” Before meeting her colleagues from Poland and France, German Foreign Minister Annallina Barbück swore an oath of European unity.

The green politician said before leaving to consult with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Tuesday in Lodz, Poland. Putin shows that he no longer respects any rules. So our unity has become a matter of survival for Europe today.”