Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivered a stern message to China and other countries that might want to help Russia evade international sanctions Wednesday, in a speech that puts the Ukraine war at the center of global economic diplomacy.
Driving the news: With the world's financial diplomats set to descend on Washington in the coming days for the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank, Yellen's speech lays down a gauntlet: The U.S.' central goal right now is maintaining global unity around financial punishment of Russia for its invasion.
