Russia has been waging a full-scale invasion of Ukraine since February 2022, and the International Criminal Court, based in The Hague, issued an arrest warrant for war crimes against Russian President Vladimir Putin in March 2023.
“The United States will continue to use the tools at its disposal to disrupt support for Russia’s military-industrial base and restrict Russia’s use of the international financial system to pursue its war against Ukraine,” the statement said. State Department.
“We stand in solidarity with Russians who are fighting for a more democratic future and with Ukrainians who are defending their homeland against Russian aggression,” the statement added.
The United States also sanctioned three other people in connection with the death of 47-year-old Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in an Arctic penal colony in February.
Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, responded: “In Washington, they don’t seem to understand that Russia and Russians cannot be intimidated by their decisions. They do not realize that their illegitimate tricks only alienate other states. the ground for doubts about the constructive nature of America’s current role in the world. »
He added: “This is an example of the continuation of the many Russophobic actions carried out by the United States in recent days. »
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