US hits China with sweeping sanctions for supporting Russias war in Ukraine [Video]

The US has sanctioned nearly 300 companies and individuals from China, Russia, and several other countries for allegedly supporting Russia’s defence industry and helping it evade American sanctions over the war in Ukraine.

The US Department of the Treasury said on Wednesday that it had imposed sanctions on nearly 200 entities and the State Department on more than 80 to “degrade Russia’s ability to sustain its war machine” in Ukraine.

The sanctioned entities, located in Azerbaijan, Belgium, China, Russia, Turkey, the UAE and Slovakia, have allegedly enabled Russia to “acquire desperately needed technology and equipment from abroad”.

The sanctions came after treasury secretary Janet Yellen and secretary of state Antony Blinken made trips to China to sound alarm over what they described as Beijing’s commercial support for Russia’s defence industry that has helped Moscow sustain its war …