Washington DC –
United States of America (US) which has imposed sanctions on the defense industry Russiais considering targeting other sectors involved in the invasion of Ukraine.
“We plan to target additional sectors that are critical to the Kremlin’s ability to operate its war machine,” US Undersecretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo said in a statement. AFPTuesday (29/3/2022).
The US authority’s plan is contained in a speech that will be delivered by Adeyemo at the forum think-tank Chatham House in London, England.
Adeyemo said in his speech that the US goal was “to weaken Russia’s ability to build and maintain weapons of war”.
“In addition to imposing sanctions on companies in sectors that enable the Kremlin’s harmful activities, we also plan to take action to disrupt their critical supply chains,” Adeyemo said.
The US has taken various steps against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine, including through financial sanctions targeting Russia’s defense industry announced last week.
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