James O’Brien, the American sanctions policy coordinator at the US State Department, said the US administration was motivated by the fact that the new EU sanctions package against Moscow would affect, among other things, Russian imports of civilian technology. , reports TASS.
“I am very interested in the ninth package [санкций ЕС]. Let’s see [на его содержимое]”I think once introduced, it will only allow us to hit some of the civilian technologies and obsolete technologies that Russia relies on,” he said.
The diplomat noted that by now there has already been a change in the quality of what Russia imports: Moscow “will have to import slightly older technologies, elements that can be adapted for military use or extracted from civilian equipment and other consumer goods that can be adapted for military use”.
Earlier, O’Brien said that Russia’s economy by 2030 due to Western sanctions may lose 20% of GDP.