The UK and the US intend to continue working to limit Russia’s sources of income through sanctions and other measures, the British Foreign Office and the US State Department said in a joint statement.
The joint statement came at the end of the second UK-US strategic dialogue on sanctions, which concluded the previous day in London.
“We have imposed unprecedented costs on the Kremlin through sanctions and export controls. We will continue to work with allies to limit Russia’s sources of income, including from services and key commodities such as energy and metals,” the document, published Thursday on the British government’s website, said.
In addition, discussions on sanctions also touched on the situation in the Middle East. According to published information, the delegations reaffirmed their intention to confront threats to security and stability in the region, to bring to justice those who carry out or support terrorist activities.
British and U.S. representatives reaffirmed that sanctions and export controls are “key instruments of national security policy” to deter “malicious activity” and “protect international norms,” the document said. , stated in the document.
We will remind, earlier Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitriy Medvedev “thanked” the EU for the growth of the Russian economy.
