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The US authorities admit the possibility of further expansion of sanctions against Russia to more sectors of the economy, said Duleep Singh, deputy director of the White House National Economic Council, in an interview with CBS.
According to him, those sanctions that have already been introduced can be “expanded to a greater number of targets, applied to a greater number of sectors.” In particular, the sanctions lists may include those banks that have not yet been affected by sanctions. In addition, according to the official, the new restrictions may affect, among other things, the oil and gas sector of the Russian economy.
Asked what Russia needs to do first to lift U.S. sanctions, Singh said the situation “hasn’t even come close to this point.” According to him, the first thing that the Russian authorities should have done is to stop the military operation in Ukraine.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin made an emergency appeal to the Russians and announced a special military operation in the Donbass. In his speech, he stated that “circumstances require decisive action from Russia” and stressed that “Russia will not allow Ukraine to have nuclear weapons.” In response to Russia’s actions, Western countries (USA, Canada, EU, UK, Japan) announced new, tougher sanctions against the Russian Federation, including financial and economic ones.
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Source: Rosbalt
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