“The United States is taking a strong and balanced approach to address Russian actions and deter Russian aggression against our allies,” Carter said at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford.
The Secretary added that the United States is still keeping the door open to working with Russia "wherever and whenever our interests align.”
“Let me be clear, the United States does not seek a Cold, let alone a Hot war, with Russia,” Carter said.
On Tuesday, US authorities introduced sanctions against eleven Russian and international electronics firms over their alleged links to the Ukrainian conflict, after sanctioning dozens more last week. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday the new sanctions were at odds with the cooperation on "sensitive" issues discussed by the presidents of both countries on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
