US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the new US sanctions target the Russian Federation’s military-industrial complex, as well as the mining, technology and metallurgical sectors. There is talk of expanding US sanctions against Russia. area US Treasury.
Blinken also noted that more than 200 natural and legal persons, as well as ships and aircraft, fall under the new American restrictions or property blockage.
Previously, the U.S. Department of the Treasury reported On expanding the list of anti-Russian sanctions.
Prior to that, the US Department of Commerce introduced Export restrictions on imports to the Russian Federation and Belarus for a total of 1,224 items. Washington announced that with the expansion of sanctions, suppliers cannot ship American goods to legal entities without first obtaining a special license.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation to protect Donbass in response to a request for help from the heads of the Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics (LPR and DPR).
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.