The draft of a new package of US Senate sanctions against the state debt of Russia, the banking sector and some officials has been announced.
The restrictions included President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov, as well as “commanders of various branches of the armed forces, including the Air Force and the Navy … In addition, it was proposed to impose sanctions against at least three organizations from the list: Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank, VEB, RDIF, MKB, Alfa-Bank, Rosselkhozbank, Otkritie, Promsvyazbank, Sovcombank, Transcapitalbank.
The package of sanctions includes blocking and prohibiting any transactions with property or in the interests of persons under sanctions. They will also be banned from entering the United States, and those on the list will not be able to issue visas or other entry documents. Previously issued travel authorization documents will be canceled.
Still, as follows from the text, the document gives the right to impose sanctions on financial means of messaging, such as SWIFT, requires reporting on measures to stop the provision of services to banks under sanctions, and prohibits operations with the primary and secondary public debt of Russia. The project also involves sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and its contractors and operators.
The restrictions, as conceived by the senators, should be introduced by the US President in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Source: Rosbalt
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