With the aggression against Ukraine, Vladimir Putin "counted on our division: the opposite happened". It is a message of unity between the United States and the European Union that launched by the US president, Joe Biden, at the end of the three international summits held on Thursday in Brussels (NATO, G7 and the European Council). The number one in the White House dictated the line both from a military and from a political and economic point of view.
Military support for Ukraine
On the first front, Biden has not ruled out the use of force if Russia uses chemical or nuclear weapons.
The new weapons arriving in Kiev
In addition, NATO will provide Kiev with anti-aircraft defense against jet and especially missile attacks. Washington has already given Ukraine all the Soviet SA-8s and S-300s it bought during and after the Cold War, but is now asking Slovakia, and probably Bulgaria and Greece too, to do the same in exchange for the Patriots. Then will come the anti-ship missiles, with which Italy is well equipped, which up to now have been the Achilles' heel of the resistance, allowing Russian units to bomb from the sea. Finally, materials for defense against chemical, biological and nuclear attacks.
The exclusion of Russia from the G20
Furthermore, the American President would like Putin to be excluded from the October G20 meeting in Bali, or at least that Zelensky be invited. Today in Poland, together with the refugees, he could meet the number one of the Kiev government.
The new economic sanctions against Russia
On the economic front, the most important decisions were three: new sanctions against about 400 leaders of the Russian regime, including the deputies of the Duma; moves to prevent the Central Bank of Moscow from using gold to back up the ruble; the plan for Europe's energy independence which will be announced today, after a new meeting with the president of the European Commission von der Leyen.
The US sells gas to Europe
The United States will promise to sell Europe an additional 15 billion cubic meters of liquefied gas (particularly expensive, including for transport costs), to help the Union reduce its dependence on Russia by two thirds by the end of the year . Meanwhile, Brussels should begin building infrastructure intended to permanently change the supply.
