US, France Vow to Hold Russia to Account on Ukraine

US, France Vow to Hold Russia to Account on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron greets U.S. President Joe Biden at the conclusion of their joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Dec. 1, 2022. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
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WASHINGTON/KHERSON, Ukraine—The presidents of the United States and France said they would hold Russia to account for its actions in Ukraine and the European Union reached tentative agreement on an oil price cap to squeeze Moscow’s export earnings.

Western powers are trying to rally support for Ukraine, which is reeling from missile and drone attacks targeting power supply, water, and heat in its cities just as winter has set in nine months into Russia’s invasion.