Blinken: Western Sanctions Taking Toll on Russia

05.12.2022, 11:31 voanews.com

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the cost of Western sanctions on Russia is mounting daily, making it more difficult for Moscow to replenish its weaponry to advance its ongoing war with Ukraine. With trade controls imposed by the United States and its allies, Blinken said Russia cannot import the parts it needs to build more weapons to replace the ones that have been destroyed on the battlefields in Ukraine or sometimes abandoned as Moscow’s forces have retreated in the face of Ukrainian advances. The top U.S. diplomat told CNN’s “State of the Union” show, “The costs are accumulating every day. The burden on Russia gets heavier every day.”