State Department called an alternative to “unprecedented” sanctions against Russia – RBK
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Jan 12, 23:28
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The State Department expressed the hope that Russia will “choose diplomacy” and ban the introduction of illegal weapons.
The US hopes that the decision to abandon the hypothetical and diplomatic powers of Russia. At the same time, there are no signs of de-escalation on the border between Russia and Ukraine, the State Department said. Earlier, the West threatened Moscow with sanctions in the event of an invasion of Ukraine
US State Department building
(Photo: Valery Sharifulin / TASS)
Washington hopes that Moscow will choose the initial path to the situation with Ukraine, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said at a briefing on Wednesday. Translation was conducted on the YouTube channel of the department.
“We have clearly indicated what the alternative will be. The alternative that we and our state-power partners are talking about is a tough response with unprecedented consequences for the Russian economy. <...> I believe that this [альтернатива] belonging to the hypothetical, “- said Price.
He noted that the American side has not yet identified signs of de-escalation on the Russian-Ukrainian border, which, as the US often emphasizes, is an important condition for progress in negotiations with Russia.
“The de-escalation could be tomorrow, maybe Friday. We would like that. But that has not happened yet – on the contrary, we are seeing signs of movement in the opposite direction, ”said Price. According to him, the de-escalation process should not take place “for several weeks or even more.”
In response to a journalist’s question about what Washington will do if there is no de-escalation, but there is no escalation, that is, an assessment of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Price said: “If we maintain the status quo, we will use diplomacy and dialogue. But we clearly say that diplomacy and dialogue can only have a result in the science of de-escalation. “