Antonio Supports Sanctions Against Russian Federation
February 25, 2022
Nickie J. Antonio News
Today, state Senator and Assistant Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) sent a letter to President Joe Biden on behalf of the Ukrainian communities in Parma and Cleveland, urging the president to impose the “harshest possible sanctions” on the Russian Federation for waging war against Ukraine.
“The ongoing crisis and violence inflicted on the people of Ukraine is the result of a total disregard for international norms by Vladimir Putin,” she said. “This dangerous act of aggression must be met with all available peaceful options that we possess, including freezing Russian assets in the United States, severing economic contracts, and cutting off their ability to complete in the global market.”
Nearly 46,000 Ohio residents are of Ukrainian ancestry, with more than 4,000 of those individuals residing in the city of Parma, and 2,000 residing in the city of Cleveland.
Read her full letter here.
“The ongoing crisis and violence inflicted on the people of Ukraine is the result of a total disregard for international norms by Vladimir Putin,” she said. “This dangerous act of aggression must be met with all available peaceful options that we possess, including freezing Russian assets in the United States, severing economic contracts, and cutting off their ability to complete in the global market.”
Nearly 46,000 Ohio residents are of Ukrainian ancestry, with more than 4,000 of those individuals residing in the city of Parma, and 2,000 residing in the city of Cleveland.
Read her full letter here.