The sweeping legislation envisions secondary restrictions on the largest buyers of Russian crude oil and natural gas<\/p>\n
China has condemned the latest expansion of US sanctions against Russia, including potential tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian energy, vowing to take \u201call necessary measures\u201d to safeguard its national interests.
\nUS President Donald Trump signed the sweeping legislation on Friday. Among other measures, the bill authorizes secondary sanctions against the five largest buyers of Russian crude oil and natural gas. It does not explicitly name major importers such as China or India.
\nBeijing strongly condemned the measure, with a Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesperson saying the country has \u201calways opposed unilateral sanctions that lack the mandate of the UN,\u201d as well as \u201cthe imposition of so-called secondary sanctions.\u201d
\nChina has consistently conducted \u201ceconomic and trade cooperation with other countries on the basis of equality and mutual benefit,\u201d the spokesperson said, adding that such ties are \u201cneither directed at third parties nor subject to interference or coercion by third parties.\u201d<\/p>\n
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China will closely monitor Washington\u2019s actions and the \u201cfollow-up measures\u201d stemming from its latest move. Beijing reserves the right \u201cto take all necessary measures to firmly safeguard [its] national sovereignty and development interests and the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises,\u201d the spokesperson stated while expressing hopes that China and the US will be able to \u201cmaintain the stability of economic and trade relations through dialogue and consultation.\u201d
\nThe latest anti-Russian measure was initially proposed by late Republican Senator and Russia hawk Lindsey Graham and Democrat Richard Blumenthal in April 2025. In the year and a half of negotiations, it was significantly watered down, with the originally proposed 500% tariffs on countries that buy Russian energy cut down to 100%, while the actual levy rate can be set below that ceiling, according to the legislation.
\nMoscow has condemned the additional sanctions as an \u201cunfriendly\u201d move, which was bound to \u201ccomplicate efforts to find a peaceful settlement in Ukraine,\u201d according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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