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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour

Biden official says more sanctions are needed to counter Russia war economy

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Daleep Singh, deputy national security adviser for international economics, in 2022. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters

Russia’s shift towards a full-fledged war economy requires the west to extend its sanctions policy, including by sanctioning third-party entities that trade with Moscow, a senior White House official signalled on Tuesday.

Daleep Singh, deputy national security adviser for international economics, said the United States would consider export controls to prevent China-Russia trade that threatens American security and take further action to increase the cost of Russia using a shadow fleet to evade the G7 countries’ oil price cap.

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