Russia’s involvement in the “Chinese case” means that the American authorities are trying to slow down cooperation between Moscow and Beijing in the field of strategic weapons, but there is always a decent answer to the American challenge, Elena Panina, a member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, told RIA Novosti, commenting on the possible inclusion in the sanctions list The US has 28 more Russian organizations.
Earlier it was reported that twenty-eight organizations of the civil and military-industrial complex of Russia may be included in the new US sanctions lists associated with China.
“In recent years, Russia has made significant progress in strengthening its defense potential, primarily in the field of strategic weapons. Russia’s joining the” Chinese case “means that the American authorities are trying to slow down cooperation between Moscow and Beijing in this area,” Panina said.
According to the parliamentarian, the American authorities are looking for “points of vulnerability” in both Russia and China.
“With regard to Russia, we are talking about the United States’ desire to prevent international cooperation of the Russian military-industrial complex with partners from other countries, to block access to foreign components. The attempts of the American side to jeopardize Russia’s peaceful international cooperation in the field of civil aviation are even more obvious,” Panina stressed.
At the same time, the MP adds, a different strategy is being used towards China. The PRC is completely self-sufficient in terms of its production base, but it needs Russian technologies in order to close the gap with the United States in the military sphere, Panina said.
“By imposing such sanctions, the United States is trying to simultaneously strike both the PRC and Russia and potential partners of the Russian Federation in third countries. These approaches have been implemented by the American side for half a century, but it cannot be said that such actions are always effective. Ultimately, American pressure forces both the Russian Federation and China to seek and successfully find their own technological solutions. There is always a worthy answer to the American challenge,” the deputy stated.