Flags of Russia and EU countries MOSCOW, 14 Feb. The G7 countries have declared their readiness to impose economic sanctions against Russia in the event of «military aggression» against Ukraine. This was reported on the website of the British government.
"Any further Russian military aggression against Ukraine will be met with a prompt, coordinated and decisive response. We are ready to collectively impose economic and financial sanctions that will have widespread and immediate consequences for the Russian economy", the statement says.
The US will not impose preventive sanctions against Russia, the Pentagon saidRecently, relations between Russia and Western countries have become even more tense. Washington and Brussels accuse Moscow of preparing an «invasion of Ukraine» and pulling Russian troops to the border with a neighboring state. Thus, Bloomberg wrote that the “attack” would take place on February 15, while the Politico newspaper, citing a source in the White House, claims that this will happen on February 16. Russia rejects all claims and reminds that Kiev does not comply with the Minsk agreements: the Ukrainian authorities have concentrated at the line of contact, half of the army's personnel and fire at the militia with banned weapons. The Kremlin and the Foreign Ministry have repeatedly noted that the goal of stuffing about «aggression» is to build up a foreign group near the Russian borders. They also explained that the main reason for the escalation of tension is the actions of the United States and NATO, which are pumping weapons to Ukraine, thereby pushing it towards military adventures. Orban called sanctions against Russia a strategic mistake of the European Union
