-
27/04/2014 - 17:49
Sanctions to target Russia's defense industry, others: US
AFP / Vyacheslav Oseledko
Two Sukhoi Su-27 fighters perform during celebrations of the 10th anniversary of the Russian air force base of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Kant, about 20 km outside Bishkek on October 27, 2013
"Starting this week, in coordination with our allies and partners, we'll be exerting additional pressure on the people closest to him, the companies they control, the defense industry. All of this," deputy national security adviser Tony Blinken said on CNN's State of the Union.
In a separate interview with CBS's "Face the Nation," Blinken said high technology exports to the Russian defense industry would be affected.
President Barack Obama said earlier Sunday the sanctions being drawn up by G7 countries were a punishment for Moscow's "provocation" in eastern Ukraine.
"It is important for us to take further steps sending a message to Russia that these kinds of destabilizing activities taking place in Ukraine have to stop," Obama said in Kuala Lumpur.
Blinken, however, made clear that Washington would not meet Ukraine's demands for weapons despite menacing Russian military exercises on its borders.
"Here is the bottom line. We could send weapons to Ukraine. It wouldn't make a difference in terms of their ability to stand up to the Russians," he said.
Instead, he said Washington would focus economic aid to Kiev, with an estimated $37 billion being rounded up by Washington, the IMF, World Bank and others.
"We need to be deliberate and do this in coordination with our partners," he said.
Republican lawmakers criticized the administration's approach as too little, too late, and called for sanctions that strike directly at the Russian economy.
"To me, hitting four of the largest banks there would send shock waves into the economy," said Bob Corker of Tennessee, the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
"What I fear is all we're doing is tweaking folks," he said, adding that the sanctions targeting individuals were "not creating the kind of pain within Russia that will cause Putin to change," he said.
COPY http://www.afp.com/
Sanctions to target Russia's defense industry, others: US
Assinar:
Postar comentários (Atom)
Postagem em destaque
Ao Planalto, deputados criticam proposta de Guedes e veem drible no teto com mudança no Fundeb Governo quer que parte do aumento na participação da União no Fundeb seja destinada à transferência direta de renda para famílias pobres
Para ajudar a educação, Políticos e quem recebe salários altos irão doar 30% do soldo que recebem mensalmente, até o Governo Federal ter f...
-
更新时 秘鲁主要金矿开采区数千名矿工举行示威,抗议当局实施严厉措施,打击非法采矿。 根据政府实施的新规定,非法采矿...
-
Aqui no Não Curto você pode ver todos os programas da Rede Globo ao vivo e online. De segunda a segunda a programação completa da emissor...
-
Delação de Léo Pinheiro, da OAS, envolve Aécio e Geddel A delação premiada de um dos principais investigados na Lava Jato, o execu...
Nenhum comentário:
Postar um comentário