The US is preparing tough sanctions against countries trading with Russia: what restrictions are in question?
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US President Donald Trump said that Republicans in Congress are preparing a bill to impose very tough sanctions on countries that continue to do business with Russia. He said the document could also include provisions on Iran.
This is reported by Bloomberg .
US President Donald Trump has confirmed that Republican congressmen are working on a bill that would impose tough sanctions on states that maintain economic ties with Russia. According to Trump, he is completely satisfied with this initiative and supports the approach of the authors of the document.
“Republicans are introducing a bill that would have very tough sanctions and so on against any country that does business with Russia,” Trump told reporters.
In his comments, the president also emphasized that the bill could be expanded. Trump noted that Iran could be added to the list of countries that could be subject to restrictions.
“They can add Iran to that list,” Trump stressed.
The journalists also note that a similar bill was previously introduced by Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal. It provided for the possibility of imposing a 500% tariff on imports of goods from countries that purchase Russian energy resources. However, at that time, Trump opposed its adoption.
It was previously reported that Washington has almost reached the limit in introducing new restrictions against the Russian Federation , as most key sectors of its economy have already been hit by sanctions. Further US efforts will be aimed not at introducing new measures, but at strengthening control over compliance with existing ones.
As a reminder, the United States of America supported the initiative of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to use Russian frozen assets to support Ukraine.
As reported, Russia is rapidly losing ground on the energy market — refined fuel exports have fallen to their lowest level since the start of the full-scale war. Western sanctions, Ukrainian drone strikes on oil ports, and technical shutdowns of plants have hit the Kremlin’s main source of income.
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