Russian foreign ministry issues statement on new US anti-Russian sanctions

Russian foreign ministry issues statement on new US anti-Russian sanctions 俄罗斯外交部就美国新的反俄制裁发表声明

当地时间2月23日，俄罗斯外交部就美国政府宣布新的反俄制裁发表声明。

声明表示，美国政府始终试图通过制裁改变俄罗斯的方针路线，再次宣布对俄罗斯发起一揽子制裁，涉及到俄罗斯一些金融机构和公民。美国多年来阻碍俄罗斯经济发展的努力显然是徒劳的，但依然条件反射般地操弄起限制性手段，而手段本身既毫无成效，又有损美国自身利益。

声明表示，俄罗斯已经证明，自身有能力将制裁的损害降到最低。制裁压力也无法影响俄罗斯坚定捍卫自身利益的决心。

声明认为，美国错误地认为仍有权利和能力向所有国家强加自己认定的国际秩序的规则。在美国外交可使用的“武器”里，除了讹诈、恐吓和威胁别无他法，而这对世界大国起不到任何作用。能听任美国吆喝的，只有美国的附庸和门客，而他们已经完全丧失了独立性。

声明强调，美方的制裁将得到俄方强有力的且不一定对等的回应，但一定会戳到美国的痛点。同时，俄方对在相互尊重、平等和考虑彼此利益的基础上开展外交保持开放态度。

俄外交部就联合国秘书长有关俄罗斯承认乌东两“共和国”的表态发表声明

当地时间2月23日，俄罗斯外交部发表声明，回应联合国秘书长古特雷斯对俄罗斯承认“顿涅茨克人民共和国”和“卢甘斯克人民共和国”的表态。

声明表示，关于俄方举动侵犯乌克兰主权和领土完整，以及需要执行联合国安理会第2202号决议确认的明斯克协议的论断，与现实相差甚远。现乌克兰基辅当局公然违反明斯克协议，对顿巴斯地区实施残酷的运输和经济封锁，并拒绝向当地居民支付养老金和社会福利，这种行径具有种族灭绝的所有特征。

Russia to offer strong, measured and sensitive response to US sanctions – Foreign Ministry

World February 23 2022 According to the ministry, Russia proved that despite all sanctions it is capable of reducing the damage

MOSCOW, February 23. /TASS/. Moscow will offer a strong response to US sanctions, if not necessarily tit-for-tat, but a measured and sensitive one for Washington, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on new US anti-Russian sanctions on Wednesday.
“There should be no doubt – sanctions will be met with a strong response, not necessarily symmetrical, but measured and sensitive for the US side,” the document says.

Futile efforts

The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that the package of sanctions declared by the US administration (already the 101th one), targeting the financial sector with the extension of the blacklist of individuals, subject to personal restrictions, is part and parcel of Washington’s endless attempts to change Russia’s policy.

“Despite clearly futile efforts made for many years with the goal of hindering our economic development, the US is again grasping the restrictions tools, which are ineffective and counterproductive in terms of US interests as well,” the Foreign Ministry stressed.

According to the ministry, Russia proved that despite all sanctions it is capable of reducing the damage. “And moreover, the sanctions pressure cannot affect our determination to strongly defend our interests,” the statement reads.

Washington, which is under the sway of unipolar world stereotypes with false convictions that the US still has the right and can impose its own rules of the world order on everyone, has no other means in its foreign policy arsenals than blackmail, intimidation and threats. “This isn’t working in regard to world powers, namely Russia and other key international actors,” the Foreign Ministry stated. “’Slapdowns’ from the US should be followed by their satellites and clients who completely lost their autonomy.”

Meanwhile, the ministry noted that Russia is “open to diplomacy based on the principles of mutual respect, equality and the consideration for each other’s interests.”.