Biden, in call with Zelenskiy, welcomes Visa, Mastercard decisions on Russia
Reuters
Mac 6, 2022 04:00 MYT
Mac 6, 2022 04:00 MYT
Zelenskiy confirmed on Saturday that he had spoken to U.S. President Joe Biden and discussed security, financial support for Ukraine and the continuation of sanctions against Russia. - The White House/via AP
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden, in a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, welcomed decisions by Visa V.N and Mastercard MA.N to suspend their operations in Russia, the White House said on Saturday.
"President Biden noted his administration is surging security, humanitarian, and economic assistance to Ukraine and is working closely with Congress to secure additional funding," a White House readout of the call added.