Washington considers it possible expansion of punishment relative to the capital of Russia due to the limits of trading operations with derivatives and short-term debt obligations of Russian organizations, reports Bloomberg.
Currently, natural and legal persons of the USA has the right to perform operations with already in the statement of debentures affected by the sanctions of Russian organizations (irrespective of urgency), and short-term new securities, reports " news Agency. As has told a source in the Ministry of Finance of the USA, further limit the attraction of payment by Russian companies can be, if you require more stringent measures. Remember, on July 17, the U.S. government has introduced fresh punishment relative to Russian organizations, and among them, Gazprombank and Vnesheconombank, energy organizations Rosneft and NOVATEK, and organizations of the Russian military-industrial complex, including " Almaz-Antey " concern " Kalashnikov ". Punishment USA will affect NGOs " Izhmash ", NGO " Bazalt ", Uralvagonzavod and instrument design Bureau. In addition, on Tuesday, the US imposed sanctions against the Bank of Moscow, VTB and Russian agricultural Bank and the United shipbuilding Corporation (USC). Citizens and U.S. companies are prohibited to purchase debt obligations of these credit institutions or related entities, and also to carry with them any transaction for a period of more than 90 days. After them, the EU also introduced sectoral punishment on the Russian financial sector. Five Russian banks have come under limits: Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank, VNESHECONOMBANK and Rosselkhozbank. The EU brought out from under sanctions " dochek " Russian state-owned banks, with account of the EU. On Wednesday, the EU Council approved the inclusion of additional eight people and three organizations in the updated blacklist for Russia and Ukraine, the total number of participants this list has grown to 95 people and 23 of legal entities.

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