Biden announced "tough sanctions" against Russia On Friday, the US

Washington and its allies will impose sanctions against RUSSIA after the start of a special military operation in the Donbass, US President Joe Biden said following a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky.

“Tomorrow I will have a meeting with the leaders of the G7. The United States, our allies and partners will impose tough sanctions against Russia," the White House said in a statement.

Biden noted that Zelenskiy had asked him to "call on the leaders of the world to speak out clearly against President [Russian Vladimir] Putin's blatant aggression."

Zelensky previously reported on the conversation with the American leader, noting that Washington "is starting to gather international support."