The Biden administration imposed economic sanctions on hundreds of Russian officials and entities in response to the annexation of four regions of Ukraine.
President Joe Biden said in a statement that the actions of the Russian President have no legitimacy.
He urged the international community to reject Russia's illegal attempts at annexation and to stand with the people of Ukraine for as long as it takes.
Several front companies outside of Russia were created this year to help major Russian military suppliers dodge the sanctions they had already faced.
New sanctions on top Kremlin officials include their wives and adult children. The revisions give a glimpse into what U.S. officials believe is working.
Fourteen international suppliers were named by theTreasury Department. There are 169 members of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation who have been designated.
The addition of Elvira Nabiullina, a former advisor to Putin, was added on Friday. She has been in charge of protecting the Kremlin from Western sanctions since they were imposed after Russia's annexation of the peninsula.
The relatives of members of Russia's National Security Council have been hit with new sanctions. The spouses and children of the Russian Prime Minister and the Defense Minister are included.
The State Department will impose visa restrictions on Ochur-Suge Mongush due to a gross violation of human rights committed against a Ukrainian prisoner of war. The department will impose visa restrictions on members of the Russian military and others.
The Department of Commerce is increasing the number of entities on its export controls list. The countries that try to give material support to Russia are subject to penalties.
According to Putin, there are four new regions of Russia, which include the Ukrainian regions of Kherson and Luhansk.
Voters in Russian-occupied areas approved becoming part of Russia, according to Putin. The votes are seen as illegitimate by Western officials.
Putin said the results are known.
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during a ceremony formally annexing four regions of Ukraine Russian troops occupy, at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 30, 2022.The White House said this week that the U.S. would not acknowledge the results of the referendum.
More security assistance for Ukraine was announced by the Biden administration. More than $16.2 billion has been committed by the U.S. since Russia invaded in February.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on the heels of Putin's address that he will apply for NATO membership.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the Kharkiv region for the first time since Russia started the attacks against his country on February 24, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine on May 29, 2022.(Photo by Ukrainian Presidency/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Zelenskyy said on the Telegram messaging app that the technical elements of integratingUkraine's military into the 30-member defensive alliance have been proven compatible. He said that they were taking their final step by signing the application for accelerated accession to NATO.
Zelenskyy called for more arms as he spoke at the UN last week.
Zelenskyy, who has not left his war-weary nation since it was invaded by Russia in February, was given a standing ovation. Shortly after Putin announced plans to conscript hundreds of thousands of Russians for the war, his speech was delivered.
The last time Moscow drafted civilians into the military for a war was during World War II.
A series of stunning Ukrainian advances in recent weeks caused the Kremlin to impose a partial draft.
Since the beginning of the war, Ukrainian forces have been aided by an arsenal of Western weaponry. The reputation of the war machine has been damaged by their battlefield successes.
The cost to civilians has been huge as the Ukrainians fight to regain control of one village at a time.
According to the U.N., Russia's invasion has killed more than 6,000 people and injured more than 8,000. According to the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, the death toll in Ukraine may be higher.
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