US Vice President Kamala Harris said that the US is ready to impose sanctions against RUSSIA in the event of its "invasion" of Ukraine.
“We are cooperating with our allies on this issue, and we have made it very clear that we are ready to impose sanctions like you have not seen before,” the politician said on CBS. She did not name specific measures, but said that Washington is "conducting direct discussions" on this topic with the Russian side.
Harris stressed that "Russia must not violate the sovereignty of Ukraine" and that the United States will maintain the country's territorial integrity.
NYT learned about US plans to transfer intelligence to Ukraine in the event of an invasion Politics
The United States has repeatedly stated that it could impose sanctions in the event of Russian military aggression against Ukraine. On December 1, Washington's readiness to take "economic and other measures" against Moscow in response to its actions in relation to Ukraine was announced by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. Prior to this, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken threatened Russia with sanctions that had not been applied before.