US State Department building in Washington DC. File photoWASHINGTON, Apr 18The State Department threatened China with «serious consequences» if it supplies arms to Russia or helps circumvent sanctions.»If China works to supply arms to Russia, if it helps Russia circumvent sanctions there will be serious consequences not only on our part, but also on the part of our allies and partners,» Foreign Office spokesman Ned Price said. jpg» /> The Economist announced the refusal of US allies to support sanctions against Russia. He added that Washington is closely monitoring possible Chinese assistance to Russia, but has not yet recorded the transfer of weapons. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. In response, Western countries imposed large-scale sanctions against Moscow, which primarily affected the banking sector and the supply of high-tech products. Individual brands announced the cessation of work in the country. The Kremlin called these measures an economic war, the likes of which have never been seen before. The authorities stressed their readiness for such a development of events and assured that they would continue to fulfill social obligations. The Bank of Russia is taking measures to stabilize the situation on the foreign exchange market. The authorities also announced the transfer of payments for gas supplies to unfriendly countries into rubles. In addition, the government has prepared a plan to counter restrictive measures, which includes about a hundred initiatives. The volume of its financing will amount to about a trillion rubles. At the same time, Europe was faced with rising fuel prices and food inflation caused by it, which caused discontent among the citizens of some EU countries. » />The US Treasury called the condition for the lifting of sanctions against Russia
