Washington says will address ‘Russian aggression’ at meeting, which Moscow dismisses as a shameful ‘PR stunt’
- UN security council meets to discuss Ukraine crisis
- Hungarian PM Orbán to visit ally Putin in Moscow
- Anti-corruption campaigner calls on UK to target oligarchs close to Putin
- US Senate panel close to approving ‘mother of all sanctions’ against Russia
Aside from the Security Council meeting, Joe Biden will host the Emir of Qatar at the White House today in the hopes that the gas-rich Gulf nation might offset an energy crisis if Russia invades Ukraine.
Any Russian invasion into Ukraine would almost surely trigger economic sanctions from the US and its European allies. That could lead to oil and gas shortages around the world. There are also concerns Russia will cut supplies to Europe, although Moscow denies this.
