May 14. () –
The Russian ambassador in Washington, Anatoli Antonov, stated this Tuesday that the United States’ ban on the import of Russian uranium “is not only” an “attack” against Russia, “but also against the world market” for uranium fuel. and has stated that it “alters” the balance between exporters and importers.
“The Administration (of Joe Biden) continues the failed line of inflicting economic defeat on us (…) Without sufficient national enrichment capacity, Washington is damaging its economy. Furthermore, the financial losses for the US will be much greater than for Russia,” has indicated in statements to the press.
Antonov has asserted that “the main thing for local strategists is to harm” Russia, while “consumer interests in high-quality and highly competitive Russian raw materials are ignored.” “It is also important that without our uranium products many of the vaunted ‘green’ projects may fail,” he said.
In this sense, he stated that “the Government’s sanctions policy does not produce the desired results”, since, as he points out, “life has confirmed that the Russian economy is prepared for any challenge and responds quickly to the difficulties that arise.” and “so it will be this time too.”
“It will not be possible to bring national profile companies to their knees. They will simply accelerate the implementation of numerous projects in other countries, in an equally reliable, safe and profitable way,” the Russian diplomat concluded.
This Monday, Biden enacted the law prohibiting the import of uranium from Russia, after the US Congress gave its approval to the measure in retaliation for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The measure, which was approved unanimously, implies the prohibition of these imports for a period of 90 days after its signing and also involves the delivery of some 2.7 billion dollars (about 2.53 billion euros) for the development of the national manufacturing industry. uranium development.
However, it includes exemptions that allow imports of low-enriched uranium from Russia upon determination that there is no alternative source for the operation of the country’s nuclear reactors or the energy company established in the United States.
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