The United States should not harbor illusions that their sanctions will be left unanswered, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
“Washington’s actions devalue its own signals about being interested in cooperation with us on several pressing international problems,” the foreign ministry said. “Futile attempts to exert sanctions pressure on us, as it seems, have not taught Washington strategists anything,” the ministry added.
“The United States should not harbor illusions about the possibility to continue this line without negative consequences for themselves,” the ministry noted. “Reciprocal measures from us will definitely follow, and they will not necessarily be ‘mirrored’,” the foreign ministry stressed.
“This reflects the policy rooted in the US ruling circles towards a deliberate and consistent breakdown of a basis of normalizing the Russian-US relations,” the ministry said in a statement.
According to the ministry, the measure again shows that the US is unable to assess the events in Ukraine adequately.
The ministry noted that Washington’s policy with regard to Russia is a source of concern even for the US allies, it may harm international stability, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
“The expansion of the anti-Russian sanctions lists is another element in the series of hostile actions taken by the United States against Russia recently in various fields, including the military, economic and visa ones,” the ministry said. “The unacceptable rhetoric in Washington goes off scale.”
“Such reckless policy causes growing concern even among U.S. allies,” the ministry said. “It is fraught with serious side effects for the international stability and, without doubt, will boomerang back on the American interests.”
The United States on Wednesday announced new sanctions on several Russian companies suspected of activities contrary to the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act.n
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JessicaS
Without doubt, the most overwhelmingly aggressive nation in the world today is the United States of America. Where overt military action is inconspicuous, there are in its place, lucrative arms deals — aid in the form of heavy weapons, advanced military systems, advisors and subterfuge par excellence.
So by what logic or statute of law has the US audacity to dictate to the rest of the world the rules of military variance. If Iran or Russia pandered to the whim of the US, they would have lost their sovereignty long ago, and become vassals to their corrupt master, the US of A.
Countries like Russia, China, Iran and Syria, together with self-governing states like Donbass, must therefore do what is best for them, and press on in the face of threats of sanctions or military attack. Being able to deliver military clout will force potential aggressors to think twice before initiating an attack. Their survival rests on being overwhelmingly militarily powerful and this fact should not be traded for false promises and deceit.
The US also needs to take note that there is a special relationship between Russia and Iran, and Russia and Syria, as well as Russia and China. Russia and Donbass have a unique relationship, although they are independent entities. An attack on a junior member will not go unnoticed and could lead to massive retaliatory strikes where there are no winners. The US is a green and (government excluding) pleasant land which, due to its geography, has remained unscathed in recent conflicts. World War 3, which no one in their right minds wants, can offer no safe house.