The United States and its allies say they are prepared to introduce sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin should the country invade Ukraine, after a crisis meeting of the UN Security Council overnight.
The United States and its allies have prepared a list of Russian elites — in or near President Vladimir Putin's inner circle — to punish with sanctions if Russia sends troops into Ukraine, a senior US official said in the wake of a UN Security Council meeting.
US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield dismissed a charge by Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia that Washington was trying "to whip up hysterics" and use "megaphone diplomacy""Imagine how uncomfortable you would be if you had 100,000 troops on your border," Ms Thomas-Greenfield said. The vote on holding an open meeting passed 10-2, with Russia and China opposed, and three abstentions. It only needed nine votes to be approved.
Russia's UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said the West's assertion that it had amassed 100,000 troops near Ukraine had not been confirmed by the international body and there was no proof it was planning military action.
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