In particular, access to Western technological and financial resources has been cut off.
The United States is stepping up economic pressure on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, and is imposing another package of sanctions . This was reported by the US Treasury Department.
The new sanctions include the Russian defense base, deputies of the State Duma, as well as the general director of Sberbank.
For example, the United States is imposing new sanctions on 48 Russian defense companies. They will not be able to use Western technological and financial resources.
In addition, 328 deputies of the State Duma of Russia, who supported the recognition of “LDNR”, and the head of Sberbank Herman Gref were subject to economic sanctions.
We will remind, in the USA work on the bill on blocking of the gold reserve of the Russian Federation .
The first package of sanctions was imposed by the United States in connection with Russia's recognition of the independence of self-proclaimed terrorist groups, the so-called “DPR” and “LPR” . However, these were sanctions aimed directly at the pseudo-republics and they did not directly affect the main aggressor and culprit – Russia.
Immediately after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the first package of sanctions against Russia was imposed.
A spokesman for the Biden administration also announced on Friday a joint energy strategy that would be a significant step forward in accelerating Europe's diversification from Russian gas.
The European Union and the G7 countries will also soon announce an initiative aimed at countering Russia in an attempt to circumvent existing sanctions. As a result, the powers of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation to allocate international reserves will be partially limited.
