On the anniversary of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, the US wants to announce new sanctions against the aggressor. In addition to the banking sector, this should also affect other sectors.
The US government plans to announce new sanctions against Russia this Friday. The measures would target, among other things, “key sectors” that generated income for President Vladimir Putin’s war, announced White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre. Other Russian banks and the Russian defense industry are also affected. The sanctions should therefore also target third countries, which the US government believes will help to circumvent sanctions against Russia.
To mark the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there will be a video link from Western economic powerhouses on Friday, which will also be attended by US President Joe Biden. Jean-Pierre said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will also be connected to the G7 online meeting. Jean-Pierre did not answer the question of whether the sanctions would be announced jointly by all G7 countries or whether they were purely US government sanctions.
No agreement in the EU
Contrary to what had been planned, the EU states had not finally agreed on the tenth package of sanctions against Russia. As the German Press Agency learned from several diplomats in Brussels, the permanent representatives of the member states now also want to conclude the negotiations on Friday. They agreed on one detail, it said. An agreement would then have to be formalized in a written procedure before the sanctions can come into force with publication in the EU Official Journal. It is questionable whether this can still succeed on Friday as originally planned.
Source: Stern
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