President Biden on Wednesday extended the executive order declaring a 'national emergency' pertaining to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.
President Biden speaks during an anniversary ceremony at the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.of Ukraine, Biden issued another executive order that expanded the"national emergency" scope of the previous orders that were set to expire on March 6. The continuation Biden issued Wednesday will extend the orders for an additional year.
"The actions and policies addressed in these Executive Orders continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States," the White House said in a press release announcing the continuation. A man pushes his bike through debris and destroyed Russian military vehicles in Bucha, Ukraine, on April 6, 2022.
"For this reason, the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13660, which was expanded in scope in Executive Order 13661, Executive Order 13662, and Executive Order 14065, and under which additional steps were taken in Executive Order 13685 and Executive Order 13849, must continue in effect beyond March 6, 2023," Biden wrote.
"Therefore, in accordance with section 202 of the National Emergencies Act ), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13660," he added.
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