In the United States, the Democratic Governor of New York State, Kathy Hochul, signed an executive order on Sunday banning the state from doing business with Russia, also ordering the withdrawal of investments in the country. Another announcement made by the Governor: the reception of Ukrainian refugees seeking to flee their country following the Russian invasion.
In New York, sanctions against Russia
In solidarity with Ukraine, a democracy supported by the United States, Canada, European countries, including in the front line, France, the governor of New York State announced this Sunday to impose economic sanctions against Moscow, and didn’t shy away from pointing out that New York’s economy is bigger than Russia’s. The Governor’s Executive Order means that the State ” will not allow its own investment activity, either directly or indirectly, to assist Russia as it commits these human rights abuses and atrocities “, has explained Kathy Hochul.
And to remember that the State of New York stood with the people of Ukraine, we said that we will open our hearts, our homes, our resources to the Ukrainian people, to say: ‘We are on your side’ “said the governor. Federal estimates show that about 140,000 of the more than one million people in the United States who claim Ukrainian ancestry live in New York City.
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