WASHINGTON, Jan 8 – The United States and its allies are ready to negotiate with Russia in negotiations with Ukraine on the possibility of each party imposing restrictions on military exercises and sending missiles into the region, a senior US administration official said on Saturday.
As key talks begin on Monday in Geneva, Biden’s chief executive officer said the United States was not prepared to discuss US military restrictions or the status of American troops in NATO countries in the region.
President Joe Biden has warned Russia that it will face serious economic consequences if Russian President Vladimir Putin launches an attack on Ukraine. U.S. officials on Saturday provided further details on the severe sanctions that could be imposed.
One limitation, as described by a source familiar with the program, could guide important Russian industrial sectors, including defense and public aviation, and would further affect Russia’s ambitions for high technology, such as artificial intelligence or quantum computing, or consumer electronics.
The Geneva talks, which will be followed at other times next week in Brussels and Vienna, are aimed at curbing the problem. Putin has mobilized tens of thousands of troops along the Ukrainian border, sparking fears of an attack.
It is not yet clear whether the United States and its European counterparts can make progress in negotiations with Moscow. Putin wants an end to NATO’s expansion into the east and security assurances, demands the United States say are unacceptable.
But a senior U.S. official, speaking to reporters ahead of the talks, said some areas offered opportunities for consensus.
“Any negotiations for those overcrowded areas where we may be able to improve must agree,” the official said. “Both sides will need the same commitment.”
Russia says it feels threatened by the United States’ use of invasive missiles in Ukraine, although Biden has assured Putin that he has no intention of doing so.
“So this is one of the areas where we can understand if Russia is willing to make a double commitment,” the official said.
The United States is also committed to negotiating a two-state solution for military exercise, the official said.
“We are determined to look into the possibility of similar limitations in the size and width of such exercises, which include both bombs close to each other and ground-based exercises,” the official said.
The official said Washington was open to a broader discussion on the deployment of arrows in the region. In 2019, Former President Donald Trump withdrew from the 1987 US-Russia Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, alleging that Moscow violated the treaty.
Biden’s chief executive officer said sanctions imposed in the Russian offensive case would not be renewed and strengthened over time.
“Instead, we will use the ‘start up, stay on top’ approach where we – in partnership with our partners and partners – will immediately place heavy and costly costs on the Russian economy, including its financial system and sectors considered important in the Kremlin,” the official said.
The United States has been negotiating with partners in Europe and Asia on a list of trade barriers under consideration, a source familiar with the planning.
No decisions have yet been made, but the restrictions being considered could have an impact on U.S. products. exported to Russia and certain imported products under the control of the U.S.
Russia could be added to the group of countries with more restrictions for export control purposes, including Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria. These actions may also limit the export of products made if they contain more than a certain percentage of U.S. content.
In addition, it is considered to use U.S. power, using the External Products Act applicable to Chinese telecommunications company Huawei, to export to Russia all microelectronics designed with U.S. software or technology, or manufactured using U.S. equipment.