The White House spokesperson Karin Jean-Pierre provides an update at a briefing in Washington, according to Ukrinform.

Hungary will hold a national consultation on EU sanctions against Russia

"If Russia goes ahead with the annexation, we are prepared to respond with further fast and severe economic sanctions on them, along with our allies and partners. We will continue to strongly stand with the Ukrainian people and give them "historic" supplies of defense aid to help them protect their nation and their freedom "says the message.

Jean-Pierre recalled that in a joint statement released on Friday, the United States and other G7 members stated that they would never acknowledge Russia's claims to the sovereign territory of Ukraine or the results of any fake referendums.

She claims that in his speech to the UN this week, President Biden referred to these "pseudo-referendums" as a flagrant violation of international law and disrespect for the UN Charter's guiding values of sovereignty and territorial integrity.

She also offered her opinion on the circumstances behind the Russian mobilization effort.

According to Karin Jean-Pierre, "What we witness in Russia, particularly in terms of protests, as well as how Russians are fleeing their country, suggests that this war is unpopular with the people."