kyiv.Ukraine.Ukraine Gate – December 12,2021- Alexei Aristovich, an advisor to the chief of staff of the President’s Office, said that the United States has just moved another “basket” of sanctions against Nord Stream 2 and plans to separate Russia from the Swift payment system.
He said this in an interview with Radio Liberty, answering questions about the consequences for Russia in the event of a large-scale attack on Ukraine, which the United States is preparing.
There is a package of very, very painful economic sanctions, a package of political sanctions, sanctions against … We can say that another very terrible “betrayal”, which, incidentally, is being dispersed. Personal sanctions, remember, a list of 35 people, disabling SWIFT and sanctions against Nord Stream. This is something that was repealed in the draft budget of the Ministry of Defense (USA – ed.). it will work if Russia leaves, “Arestovich said.
Asked by a journalist, he said that even Germany, which was very interested in the project, “confirmed that if Russia invades Ukraine, the work of Nord Stream will be impossible.”
On December 7, the presidents of the United States and Russia held video conferences to discuss security issues for two hours, including the concentration of Russian troops around Ukraine’s borders.
According to official information from the White House, US President Joe Biden reaffirmed his support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and “called for de-escalation and a return to diplomacy.”