The US Senate is finalizing a bill on sanctions against Russia, which will be introduced in the event of an allegedly impending invasion of Ukraine. Robert Menendez, chairman of the US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, stated this on January 30 on the air of the CNN television company.
“We are at the finish line, and I hope that this work will be crowned with success. Both parties have an incredibly strong determination to ensure that in the event of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, harsh consequences will come for it, ”Menendez said.
The politician noted that we are talking about sanctions against the largest Russian banks, which will cause serious damage to the Russian economy, and additional supplies of weapons to Ukraine. In addition, the sanctions will affect the Russian energy sector and the sovereign debt of the state.
A day earlier, it became known that the UK authorities would expand sanctions against Russia next week. UK Foreign Secretary Lisa Truss indicated that London is going to expand the list of sanctions legislation so that any company representing the interests of the Kremlin could be subject to sanctions.
In response, Dmitry Novikov, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, said that British sanctions had no effect on the lives of Russian citizens.
On January 25, the United States announced that American financial sanctions against the Russian Federation in the event of an “invasion of Ukraine” would be tougher than in 2014, when the ruble fell by 50%. In addition, the White House warned about the preparation against Russia of restrictions on the supply of complex technologies in addition to financial restrictions. On the same day, US President Joe Biden said that he did not exclude the imposition of personal sanctions against the President of the Russian Federation in the event of Russia’s “invasion” of Ukraine.
In turn, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov drew attention to the fact that US calls for sanctions against the Russian leader are politically destructive, but not painful. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, commenting on possible US sanctions, said that Moscow is ready for any development of events.
In recent weeks, Western politicians and members of the media have been spreading numerous speculations about possible Russian aggression against Ukraine. The Russian side has repeatedly denied such statements. Moscow stressed that it had no plans to “invade” Ukraine.
Source: IZ
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