Russia "would not give a s**t" in regards to the danger of Western sanctions if it had been to invade Ukraine, the nation's ambassador to Sweden has stated.

"Excuse my language, however we do not give a shit about all their sanctions," Viktor Tatarintsev advised Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet in an interview printed on Saturday.

"We've already had so many sanctions and in that sense they've had a optimistic impact on our economic system and agriculture," the diplomat stated, in line with the AFP information company.

It comes as President Joe Biden advised Russia's Vladimir Putin throughout a cellphone name on Saturday that the U.S. was dedicated to diplomacy to finish the disaster. However he additionally warned Putin that the U.S. and its allies would reply "decisively and impose swift and extreme prices" if Russia attacked Ukraine.

Tatarintsev stated recent sanctions towards Russia are "nothing optimistic however not as dangerous because the West makes it sound."

"We're extra self-sufficient and have been capable of improve our exports. We've no Italian or Swiss cheeses, however we have realized to make simply pretty much as good Russian cheeses utilizing Italian and Swiss recipes," he stated.

Moscow has amassed greater than 100,000 troops close to the Ukrainian border, however denies it intends to invade its neighbor.

Tatarintsev insisted Moscow was making an attempt to keep away from a struggle. "That's our political management's most honest want," he stated. "The very last thing individuals in Russia need is struggle."

However U.S. officers have warned that a Russian invasion could possibly be imminent and urged Individuals to get out of Ukraine instantly.

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The Russian flag flies on the embassy's compound in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2021. Mandel Ngan/AFP by way of Getty Photos

The U.S. has been working with allies to prepare additional financial sanctions to impose on Russia within the occasion of an invasion of Ukraine.

U.S. State Division Counselor Derek Chollet advised the BBC on Sunday morning that these sanctions can be "crippling" for the Russian economic system.

"As a primary order, the financial sanctions that the Russian Federation would endure underneath can be fairly appreciable," he stated.

"And the US and our European companions, the UK and the EU and others, have been engaged on a collection of sanctions that will be crippling to the Russian economic system when imposed."

Chollet additionally stated that Biden made "very clear" to Putin that the U.S. and its allies would "proceed to bolster and construct navy capability alongside NATO's japanese flank."

A Russian invasion of Ukraine "can be a significant strategic setback for Russia, it might go away Russia remoted on the earth, it might deliver super financial hardship upon the Russians on account of the sanctions and it might additional divide Russia from Europe and it might strengthen NATO," Chollet added. "So all issues that President Putin wouldn't need."

The U.Okay. authorities has warned that an assault on Ukraine would set off sanctions on the British-based belongings of Russia's elite.

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Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, appears to be like on through the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on February 04, 2022. (Picture by Matthew Stockman/Getty Photos); and U.S. President Joe Biden (proper) on February 08, 2022, in Washington, D.C. delivering remarks on his administration's efforts to extend manufacturing. A prime Russian diplomat has urged Russia doesn't concern extra sanctions from the West.Getty Photos/Matthew Stockma/Anna Moneymaker