The White House allowed the introduction of new sanctions against Russia this week

The United States is considering new sanctions on Russia, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in response to a question about whether restrictions would be imposed on Moscow this week. The words of the press secretary were cited on Twitter by Bloomberg reporter Jennifer Jacobs.

According to Psaki, the United States administration is "starting the process of imposing additional sanctions" and "some of them are under consideration."

The day before, on April 18, US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo said that the goal of the next package of sanctions would be "to dismantle the Russian military machine in parts, including restrictions on the military-industrial complex and its supply chains."

The official pointed out that Russia will need new supplies of ammunition and weapons, and in this regard, Washington will try to "deprive Russia of the critical resources it needs" and sanctions will target "key industries such as aerospace and electronics."

Antonov invited the US to choose whether Russia is a rival or a partner Politics

The United States and Western countries have been imposing sanctions on Russia since the end of February.

The banking sector fell under Washington's restrictions, in particular VTB, Sberbank, Alfa-Bank and others, in addition, the US Treasury banned American individuals and legal entities from transactions with the Bank of Russia, the National Welfare Fund and the Russian Ministry of Finance. The restrictions also affected Russian companies and businessmen. The United States also imposed personal restrictions on Russian President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and other high-ranking officials.

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On April 19, the head of the Ministry of Economic Development, Maxim Reshetnikov, said that the Russian economy had withstood the first blow from the sanctions imposed against it. According to him, this is evidenced by the strengthening of the ruble, the disappearance of excessive demand and the slowdown in inflation.