Russia has to pay cash to refuel the presidential aircraft in Alaska!
U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said that although the U.S. president has repeatedly threatened to punish Russia with sanctions for refusing to agree to a ceasefire, the United States does not plan to implement new restrictions at this stage because the existing sanctions are already severe enough. Rubio cited an example that the U.S. sanctions have forced the Russian delegation stationed in Alaska to pay cash for refueling their planes.
Rubio emphasized that there is no evidence that new sanctions would be effective in forcing Russia to immediately lay down arms, as the restrictive measures take months or even years to take effect, and Washington has announced that any new sanctions would halt peace negotiations.
"Once we take these measures, no one in the world will go to negotiate with the Russians, trying to get them to sit at the negotiating table to reach a peace agreement. So that moment may come, but I hope it won't, because I hope we can reach a peace agreement."
Rubio said that all the sanctions imposed on Russia when the president took office are still in effect.
"Every sanction implemented when the president took office is still in effect, and the impact of all these sanctions still exists. You know, when the Russians landed in Alaska, they went to refuel, and they had to pay cash for the plane fuel because they couldn't use our banking system, and they face consequences every day."
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