The White House has defended its sanctions strategy against Russia, but critics contend President Joe Biden can do more to change Russian President Vladimir Putin's Ukraine calculus.
The Biden administration's tough talk regarding"severe" consequences has come under renewed scrutiny as officials warn of the possibility of chemical warfare, possible collusion between Russia and China, and more casualties in Ukraine.
"Allow energy trade to continue on the condition that any money owed for imports of Russian energy cannot be repatriated to Russia and cannot be moved out of the country that is importing the energy," he said."Attack the revenue, not the barrels." For William Reinsch, who holds the Scholl Chair in International Business at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the scope of Biden's response may be limited by what he can secure in terms of multilateral agreement.
The private sector could carry on being a valuable partner too, Reinsch said. He suggested encouraging more shipping companies to introduce their own embargoes. "Ukraine is grateful to the United States for its overwhelming support," he said."However, I call on you to do more."
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