U.S. President Joe Biden announced the first wave of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday

2022-02-23 Hua Chunying expressed the hope that all countries will think carefully and try to solve problems through dialogue and consultation. She also said that the unilateral and illegal sanctions imposed by the United States and other countries have brought serious difficulties to the economy and people's livelihood of the relevant countries. When handling the Ukraine issue and relations with Russia, the US must not harm the legitimate rights and interests of China and other parties.

U.S. President Joe Biden announced the first wave of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, including two Russian banks, public debt, important people and their families. The British government also imposed economic sanctions on five Russian banks and three wealthy individuals.

After the first wave of sanctions by European and American countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that as long as Russia's interests and security are guaranteed, he is still ready to resolve the Ukraine crisis through diplomatic channels.