Britain is not ruling out sanctions targeted at Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin in person if Russia invades Ukraine.
Ukraine's leaders have sought to reassure the nation that a feared invasion from neighboring Russia was not imminent.Britain is not ruling out sanctions targeted at Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin in person if Russia invades Ukraine, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says.
"We are urging Russia to desist from an incursion and we're making it very clear that if they were to do that there would be severe economic cost to Russia - severe sanctions.""We'll be bringing forward new legislation to make our sanctions regime tougher so we are able to target more companies and individuals in Russia. We will be bringing that forward in the next few days. I'm not ruling that out.
Russia's present demands are based on Mr Putin's long sense of grievance and his rejection of Ukraine and Belarus as truly separate, sovereign countries.Following multiple rounds of US-Russia talks that failed to reach a breakthrough, Mr Biden - who has long warned Moscow of economic consequences - upped the ante on Tuesday by saying Mr Putin could personally face sanctions.
Direct US sanctions on foreign leaders are rare but not unprecedented. Others who have faced sanctions include Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, Syria's Bashar al-Assad and Libya's Muammar Gaddafi.Meanwhile, Russia's ambassador in Australia said the country's decision to withdraw diplomatic staff from its embassy in Ukraine "would be funny if it wasn't so sad".
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