Western nations say they will impose their toughest-ever sanctions on Russian businesses and individuals if Moscow invades Ukraine. “Russia should be in no doubt about the strength of our response,” said Truss, who will meet Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during the two-day visit. French President Emmanuel Macron held over five hours of talks Monday with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow before meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv the next day. On Wednesday, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares visited Kyiv to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba. Yuras Karmanau in Kyiv, Ukraine, Christoph Noelting in Vilseck, Germany, and Kirsten Grieshaber in Berlin contributed.

Source: Egypt Independent February 09, 2022 20:32 UTC