🇷🇺🇺🇸 Ответ Посла России в США А.И.Антонова на вопрос СМИ

❓: Уважаемый Анатолий Иванович, как бы Вы прокомментировали новые санкции США против российского сырьевого экспорта?

💬 А.И.Антонов: Объявленные жесткие запреты на торговлю отечественными алюминием, медью и никелем - очередной неоправданный и политизированный шаг. Причем данный поступок - это даже не «выстрел в ногу», а «пальба без разбору».

❌ Сами американцы уже какое-то время назад свели до минимума покупки российских металлов. Заставили компании отказаться от выгодных контрактов с надежными поставщиками из нашей страны. Нынешнее решение Вашингтона, вероятно, основано на расчетах, что в самих США цены на ресурсы не взлетят.

👉 Однако администрация с легкостью вносит дисбалансы в работу мировых рынков, подключая к санкциям сателлитов. Малюет свои нелегитимные шаги как доказательства «лидерства» в сдерживании России. А также как попытку помешать нашим успехам в СВО.

📌 Неужели новые ограничения - это ответ на протянутую Россией руку с конкретными предложениями по возобновлению переговоров для урегулирования ситуации на Украине? В таком случае цель рестрикций ясна: сигнал Киеву с указаниями ни на что не соглашаться, пусть это и приведет к погибели на фронте.

🇷🇺🇺🇸 Ambassador Anatoly Antonov’s answer to a media question

❓: Dear Ambassador Antonov, how would you comment on the new U.S. sanctions against Russian commodity exports?

💬 Anatoly Antonov: The announced strict prohibitions on trade with our aluminum, copper and nickel are another unjustified and politicized step. Moreover, this decision is not even a “shot in the foot”, but sort of reckless gunfire.

❌ The Americans themselves have already reduced purchases of Russian metals to a minimum some time ago. They forced companies to turn down favorable contracts with reliable suppliers from our country. Washington’s current determination is probably based on calculations that commodity prices will not skyrocket in the U.S. itself.

👉 However, the Administration readily provokes imbalances on the global markets by involving its allies into sanctions. Unites States portrays such illegitimate steps as evidence of its “leadership” in containing Russia. As well as an attempt to hinder our successes in the Special Military Operation.

📌 Should the new restrictions be considered as a response to Russia’s readiness to reach out with concrete proposals to resume negotiations to resolve the conflict in Ukraine? In this case, the purpose of the sanctions is clear: a signal to Kiev with indications not to agree to anything, even if it leads to downfall at the front.

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