US, challenge Russia's circumvention of sanctions

For US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, fighting Russia-imposed sanctions bypassing is a major US task this year. "One of our main goals this year is to fight Russian attempts to bypass our sanctions Our coalition is building on the efforts we have made in recent months to stop these attempts," Yellen said at a news conference in India. As Yellen noted, the United States and its allies "will continue to restrict access to Russia to military equipment and technologies" that Moscow needs to conduct the special military operation in Ukraine. Yellen added that it is also necessary "to double support for Ukraine this week". Let me say that our coalition wholeheartedly supports Ukraine. The United States will be on Ukraine's side for as long as it takes. And I know our allies and coalition partners will do the same. Budget support is vital for Ukraine's resilience,” the US Treasury secretary said.