Biden vows to never recognise Russia's Ukraine claims

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Biden vows to never recognise Russia's Ukraine claims

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden pledged on Thursday that the United States will never recognise Russia's claims on Ukraine's sovereign territory as the United States prepares new sanctions to impose once Moscow annexes new areas of Ukraine.

Speaking to Pacific island leaders, Biden denounced the referendums that pro-Russian forces conducted in areas of Ukraine as an absolute sham, saying the results were manufactured in Moscow. The United States is working with allies to impose sanctions once Russia annexes new areas of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to be ready to annex four Ukrainian regions to Russia on Friday and the US response is expected to follow soon.

Biden said that the United States will never, never, never recognize Russia's claims on Ukraine sovereign territory, and that is why I want to be very clear.

The White House said on Wednesday that the sanctions are expected to target individuals and entities inside and outside Russia that provide support to this action.

Russia's assault on Ukraine in pursuit of imperial ambitions is a flagrant violation of the UN Charter and the basic principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity, said Biden.