EU agrees on 10th package of sanctions against Russia, Canada will provide Ukraine with 4 tanks: last night's highlights
The EU managed to agree on the tenth package of sanctions against Russia, while Canada will provide Ukraine with four more Leopard 2 tanks and expand sanctions against Russia. Here is what you might have missed from the previous night.
New package of sanctions against Russia agreed upon
On the evening of February 24, it became known that the European Union ambassadors had finally agreed on the tenth sanctions package against Russia, the Swedish EU presidency reported.
The new sanctions, in particular, strengthen export restrictions on dual-use goods and technology. The package also includes “targeted restrictive measures” against individuals and entities that support the war, spread propaganda, or deliver drones used by Russia in the war.
In addition, the sanctions include certain measures against the spread of Russian disinformation.
More tanks from Canada
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that his country will provide Kyiv with four more Leopard 2 battle tanks, increasing its contribution to a total of 8 tanks. Ottawa also decided to expand the list of sanctions against Russia.
In addition, Canada will provide Ukraine with an armored evacuation vehicle and more than 5,000 155 mm artillery shells.
Biden's statements
Despite repeated public appeals from Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Joe Biden has ruled out the possibility of sending US fighter jets to Ukraine “for now”. He said this in an interview with ABC News.
The US president also rejected China's proposed “peace plan” for Russia's war against Ukraine, suggesting that its implementation would only benefit Moscow.
Russian shelling of a bus in Sumy Oblast
On the afternoon of February 24, Russian occupation forces fired an anti-tank guided missile at a civilian Ruta bus running between Zhuravka and Sumy near the village of Vodolahy in Sumy Oblast. Four people were injured, the Regional Military Administration reported.
The death toll from the earthquake has increased
As of the evening of February 24, 50,132 people were already known to have died as a result of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that occurred on February 6, Reuters reported.