[ブリュッセル ２日 ロイター] O’Brien, the U.S. State Department’s sanctions coordinator, said on Thursday that Russia has failed to evade Western sanctions on high-tech products used for military and other purposes and is struggling with foreign funding. showed that.
O’Brien told reporters in Brussels during a meeting with European Union officials that sanctions once morest Russia were “working” and that “Russia is trying to get equipment and money. “I know what’s going on, but I don’t think it’s going well,” he said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged the impact of sanctions on Russia’s economy, but said the West’s “economic blitzkrieg” had failed.
Some EU officials worry that China and India might sell equipment that might be used for military purposes to Russia and help it evade sanctions. But O’Brien said those Russian attempts have failed, saying: “Russia is forced to acquire equipment of unknown quality at uncertain prices from strangers. A modern economy cannot survive in this way.” said.
He also said Western powers would step up pressure on Moscow in the coming months to close sanctions loopholes and focus on “key points” in Russia’s economy.