First Gold Network, February 23. On the 22nd, local time, Russia announced the independence of the two countries in eastern Ukraine, arousing dissatisfaction among the nations. On the same day, the 27 EU countries unanimously adopted the first sanction measures to impose sanctions on 351 members of the Russian State Duma on the serious situation of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and the possible consequences. Russia’s sanctions on Europe and the United States also responded: they will never be satisfied.
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On Wednesday (February 23), gold still maintained its gains. As of press time, spot gold was reported at $1,899.3 an ounce, an increase of 0.07%. On this trading day, gold TD opened at 386.02 yuan/gram, the highest touched 387.99 yuan/gram, and the lowest touched 385.51 yuan/gram.
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The United States and Europe announced sanctions against Russia, mainly to hit the financial industry!
On the 22nd local time, US President Biden delivered a speech, saying that he would impose sanctions on two major Russian financial institutions. In addition, he also said that the United States and its allies will continue to seek to resolve the crisis through diplomatic channels, but they are ready no matter what Russia does next.
On the same day, French Foreign Minister Le Drian said that the 27 EU countries have analyzed the serious situation of the current Russian-Ukrainian crisis and the possible consequences, and unanimously adopted the first EU sanctions against 351 members of the Russian State Duma. . The sanctions also targeted 27 entities and individuals, including political decision makers and the banks that funded them.
In addition, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also announced the “first wave” of economic sanctions against Russia on the same day, including sanctions against five Russian banks.
Regarding the sanctions imposed by the United States and Western countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the “Russia 24” news channel on the 22nd that the United States and Europe tried to put all the blame for the destruction of the new Minsk agreement on Russia, and will never sanction Russia. will be satisfied.
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zakharova also said on the same day that if it believes that Russia does not recognize the “Donetsk People’s Republic” and “Luhansk People’s Republic” in eastern Ukraine, it will not be sanctioned, which will be a huge illusion.
Zakharova said Western countries “do not need any reason” to impose sanctions, even if those reasons contradict the information and facts they have obtained. In an interview with the “Russia 24” news channel, she also pointed out that the sanctions imposed by the United States and the West were premeditated.
Russia-Ukraine relations continue to deteriorate, Ukraine signs a special period reserve recruitment order
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to escalate after Russia announced the dispatch of “peacekeeping” troops to eastern Ukraine. On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would introduce a reserve draft system for a special period, but ruled out a full mobilization.
Earlier, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister also stated that the relationship between Ukraine and Russia had fallen to the bottom, and the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry proposed to sever diplomatic relations with Russia.
In a televised speech, Zelensky accused Russia of sabotaging peace talks aimed at ending an eight-year conflict in eastern Ukraine, and rejected Russian demands for Ukraine to drop its NATO membership.
He said he was still looking for a diplomatic way out of the crisis and welcomed Turkey’s willingness to participate in multilateral talks, but stressed that Ukraine would not cede any territory to Russia.
Zelensky, speaking after a cross-party meeting of Ukraine’s parliament, announced a plan for “economic patriotism” that included encouraging local production and lowering the value-added tax on gasoline.
“Today there is no need for a full-scale mobilization. We need to quickly replenish the Ukrainian army and other military formations,” he said. “As the supreme commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, I issued a decree for the recruitment of reservists during special periods.”
“We must increase the combat readiness of the Ukrainian army to respond to all possible changes in the operational situation,” he said.
Zelensky criticized many foreign embassies and Ukrainian companies choosing to leave Ukraine for security reasons amid the escalating geopolitical crisis, and reiterated his call for companies to stay in Ukraine.
“Everyone should stay in Ukraine. Their businesses are located on Ukrainian territory and are protected by our military,” he said.
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