Russia will not change its course if the US imposes 500% secondary tariffs, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said. He noted over 30,000 sanctions have already been imposed, and President Putin claimed the sanctions hurt the West more than Russia, RT reported.
Sergey Ryabkov, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister and Sherpa to the group, summarised the results of Russia's BRICS chairmanship and also thanked his colleagues for their joint work, TV BRICS reported.
The warnings came during a discussion at the annual Aspen Security Forum on Wednesday, where US military leaders highlighted the risks associated with the evolving space strategies of these two global powers.
"The work is result-oriented, we do not feel that there are any additional frictions, contradictions, difficulties in the group," said the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister.
Meanwhile, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov in an interview with state media TASS said that Moscow may lower the level of diplomatic relations with Washington if certain scenarios unfold and "if the West chooses the path of escalation."
"The Americans are playing with fire and this is dangerous. In the past, we saw situations when they were on the brink of a more far-fetching incident but have been managing to escape it so far. This is why we call on them to show more wisdom and not to believe allegations of their own pr
Secretary (Economic Relations) Dammu Ravi participated in the extraordinary meeting of the BRICS Sherpas/Sous-Sherpas in South Africa's Durban and exchanged views on the development and enhancement of the strategic partnership.
They agreed that this launch is a brazen violation of multiple UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolutions and the leaders called on all UN Member States to fully implement all relevant UNSC Resolutions," the White House said in a statement.
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