The United States wants to threaten Latin American countries with secondary restrictions as punishment if they do not join the sanctions against Moscow, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said on Friday when asked by a journalist.
“One can see the growing anger in the US State Department at the independent stance of Latin American nations, which refuse to participate in a sanctioning ‘crusade’ against Russia and who have their own vision of the Ukraine crisis,” the senior diplomat said , when asked to comment on statements by US Undersecretary for the West, Brian Nichols, who had announced this Washington expects countries in the western hemisphere to join the sanctions against Moscow.
“The aim of these utterances is simple: to intimidate their allies with threats of secondary restraints Punishment for not participating in the anti-Russian campaign‘ said the ambassador. “At the same time, Washington is not concerned about the apparent damage done to the economic development of countries in the region, their food security and social stability,” he added.
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