White house: fresh sanctions against the Russian Federation have the opportunity to be adopted during the current week
The US and the EU at the current week have the opportunity to take a fresh penalties against Russia in connection with the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, said on the first day of the week in the process of briefing the adviser of the US President on national security Tony Lloyd.
" We believe that absolutely need to take fresh measures against Russia. Is that North America and the EU plans to make this week ", - he said.
Because of the situation in Ukraine, the United States introduced in July next, the sixth round of sanctions concerning Russia, which for the first time touched entire sectors of the Russian economy, such as the defense industry, and also large banks and energy companies. In the capital of Russia is called punishment counterproductive and illegal. Russia also announced many times that is not a party to domestic conflict.
The US and the EU does not recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia and accused Moscow of interfering in Ukraine. Russia denies It and called such accusations are unacceptable. Western countries since March, has repeatedly imposed punishment on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and organizations and threatened to make wider restrictive measures. The last case of use of such practices have become July punishment.
The European Union on July 26 imposed a punishment against fifteen citizens of Russia and authorized self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk national republics (DND and LNR), and also against a number of Crimean organizations, such as the Sevastopol sea port and public organization " Sobol ". For example, in the sanctions list includes Directors of the Federal security Service Alexander Bortnikov and foreign intelligence Service of Russia Mikhail Fradkov, Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev, his Deputy Rashid Nurgaliev and member of the Board Boris Gryzlov, leader of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov and the Krasnodar territory Alexander Tkachev.
in the U.S. capital and Brussels when it is ready if necessary to make wider sanctions lists. Full list of Russian Citizens and organizations that fall under punishment, -