The Russian Embassy in the United States responded to calls to “return their troops to the barracks”

Russia will continue the exercises on its territory. This was reported on Twitter by the Russian Embassy in the United States.

“Our decision is where and when to conduct military exercises on the national territory. We will continue to conduct them, because it is in the interests of security, ”the message says.

The embassy said that they do not understand the logic of the deputy secretary of state, who says that Russia should “return its troops to the barracks or inform the United States what exercises are going on and what their purpose is.”

Earlier, First Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman called on Russia to “withdraw forces” from the border with Ukraine.

Prior to this, The New York Times (NYT), citing US officials, reported that new US sanctions against Russia in the event of its “attack” on Ukraine could affect the export of any consumer goods using US-made or US-developed electronics. Restrictions may apply to phones, computers, refrigerators, dishwashers and other electronics, including those made in Europe, South Korea and other foreign countries.

The sources clarified that measures against the largest Russian financial institutions that rely on international money transfers are allegedly also being considered; sanctions on Russian fighters, air defense and anti-satellite defense systems and space systems; restrictions on innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing.