The Umnyango Wezibalo wase-USe ukhiphe umlayezo wezeluleko othi “Ungahambi” weRussian Federation, etshela izakhamizi zase-US ukuthi zigweme ukuvakashela eRussia ngenxa yokuhlasela okungenzeka kweRussia e-Ukraine, inhlekelele ye-COVID-19, kanye “nokuhlukunyezwa yizikhulu zezokuphepha zikahulumeni waseRussia,” phakathi kwezinye izizathu.
"Ngenxa yokuba khona kwezempi yaseRussia ephakeme kanye nokuzivocavoca okuqhubekayo kwezempi esifundeni somngcele nge Ukraine, izakhamizi zase-US ezihlala noma ezicabanga ukuya ezifundeni zeRussian Federation ngokushesha ezisemngceleni we-Ukraine kufanele ziqaphele ukuthi isimo emngceleni asinakubikezelwa futhi kunokungezwani okukhulu," UMnyango WezoMbusoizifundazwe zokweluleka, futhi ephawula ingozi engaba khona yobuphekula, ukuhlukumeza, kanye "nokusetshenziswa ngokungafanele komthetho wendawo."
Lesi sikhungo sithe amandla kahulumeni wase-US "wokuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo ezijwayelekile noma eziphuthumayo" "alinganiselwe kakhulu" eRussia.
UWashington naye ubeke Ukraine ohlwini lwayo oluthi “Ungahambi” “ngenxa yokwanda kwezinsongo zezempi yaseRussia kanye ne-COVID-19.”
Imindeni yabameli baseMelika iyalelwe ukuthi ihambe Ukraine, kuyilapho abanye abasebenzi benxusa laseMelika nabo bevunyelwe ukuhamba “ngokuzithandela”.
The UMnyango WezoMbuso wase-USIsexwayiso siza njengoba usongo lweRussia luhlasela i-Ukraine lulokhu lusezingeni eliphezulu. Ezinyangeni ezedlule, iRussia igxilise amasosha angaphezu kuka-100,000 nezikhali zempi emngceleni Ukraine, ngokusobala ngenhloso yokuhlasela izwe elingumakhelwane.