The US has threatened to impose sanctions on individuals and companies outside Russia that are helping it circumvent western penalties imposed due to the war in Ukraine, in what would be a significant escalation of its efforts to financially isolate Moscow, APA reports citing Financial Times.
Jake Sullivan, the US national security adviser, said Washington was ready to widen its net of economic and financial punishment around the world to include “secondary” sanctions.
He was speaking to reporters on Air Force One as President Joe Biden traveled from Belgium to Poland on Friday.
“We have a number of tools to ensure compliance, and one of those tools is the designation of individuals or entities in third-party jurisdictions who are not complying with US sanctions or are undertaking systematic efforts to weaken or evade them,” Sullivan said.
He added: “We are prepared to use them if it becomes necessary.”
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