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(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Kyung-hee = White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan warned on the 16th (local time) that severe economic consequences would be inevitable if Russia invades Ukraine.
“We have delivered a clear message to Russia,” said Sullivan, who appeared on CBS’ ‘Face the Nation’ today, regarding the situation in Ukraine, where signs of an imminent Russian invasion are being picked up one after another.
“If Russia invades Ukraine further, we will unite with our allies to impose sanctions,” he said.
Regarding the cyberattack on Ukraine, which Russia is blamed for, he said, “If it turns out that Russia attacked Ukraine and such an attack continues, we will take an appropriate response together with our allies.”
The United States, NATO, and Russia discussed ways to ease tensions in Ukraine through a series of talks last week, but failed to come up with a breakthrough, only confirming differences in their positions.
“We are prepared for both situations,” Sullivan said. “If Russia seeks a diplomatic solution, we will of course respond, and if Russia invades, we will take strong measures to cut off their strategic position.”
However, regarding the cyber attack on Ukraine, “It is in their script, and there have been precedents for that in the past,” he said, but he did not confirm that Russia was behind it.
“If Russia did, I’m not at all surprised,” he added.
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