Putin Wraps Up China Visit, Accuses U.S. of 'Stupidity' on Sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called U.S. sanctions on his country and China "devoid of common sense." He made the remarks on the last day of his state visit to China.
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00:00 Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the US of "stupidity" over financial sanctions
00:07 on his country and China.
00:10 He had this to say at the end of a two-day state visit to China.
00:14 "I must say, I've already said this, I want to repeat it.
00:19 This is a big stupidity, a huge mistake by the American political elite, because they
00:25 themselves are causing a huge damage, undermining the trust in the dollar."
00:31 Putin slammed the sanctions as illegal and promised to find a solution to issues in Russia-China
00:37 trade caused by the penalties.
00:39 Washington has used these to punish Moscow since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
00:44 It's threatening to extend them to Chinese banks, which the US sees as helping Russia's
00:50 war effort.
00:51 The fear of knock-on sanctions has led China's big banks to pull back from financing transactions
00:57 with its neighbour.