United States sanctions on Russia for “invading” Ukraine could affect China’s economy. This was announced on February 6 by Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Jake Sullivan.
“The sanctions that we intend to impose will have an impact on China because they target the Russian financial system, which is linked to the Chinese economy,” he said in an interview. NBC.
Sullivan noted that “China will have a choice whether to act in accordance with the sanctions or not.”
“If the choice is made not to comply with the sanctions, then, of course, certain penalties are provided. In general, from our point of view, Beijing will bear part of the price for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They should take this into account in their contacts with the Russian authorities over the next couple of weeks, ”explained the assistant to the American president.
On Feb. 3, State Department spokesman Ned Price said the US has tools to influence Chinese companies if they try to soften the effect of sanctions against Russia.
According to him, the United States is ready to use these tools if it notices that “companies, including from China, are doing everything possible to mitigate the effect of US export control measures, help [России] avoid them or bypass them.
Earlier in the day, Dmitry Belik, a member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, said that the United States continues to work ahead of the curve in desperation to wait for “aggression” from Russia. According to him, there is nothing new in US sanctions, threats and provocations. Belik noted that Washington sees “Russian aggression” everywhere, and it is not clear what will come to the mind of American lawmakers next time.
On February 2, US Democratic Senator Jean Shaheen said that the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee could soon agree on a draft law on preventive anti-Russian sanctions.
At the same time, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin was concerned about possible sanctions that the United States could impose on Russia. Moscow has “plans to hedge risks and minimize the consequences” of such actions by Washington, he assured.
Western politicians and media representatives continue to spread numerous speculations about possible Russian aggression against Ukraine. The Russian side has repeatedly denied allegations of an alleged “invasion” into a neighboring country.
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