Nuland called the conditions for easing anti-Russian sanctions

Nuland said the State Department will support the easing of sanctions against RUSSIA,if the country withdraws its troops from Ukraine and “returns the territories”Victoria NulandVictoria NulandVictoria NulandVictoria NulandVictoria Nuland

The United States is ready to consider the possibility of easing anti-Russian sanctions in the event that Moscow withdraws troops from the territory of Ukraine, said US Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland, follows from the broadcast of her speech in the Senate.

“In the context of the Russian decision to negotiate seriously, withdraw its forces from Ukraine and return the territory, I would certainly be in support and I think [US Secretary of State Anthony] Blinken would also be in support,” she said about the possibility of canceling some sanctions against Russia.

The question of easing sanctions was asked by Republican Senator Paul Rand. He asked if it was possible to lift restrictions on some of the deputies of the Russian State Duma in exchange for the lifting of sanctions on some members of Congress. Rand recalled that Nuland was able to come to Moscow in 2021 after the lifting of sanctions from her in exchange for the fact that some Russian citizens were excluded from the US black list.

After Nuland's response, the senator countered that Moscow would not agree to end hostilities in exchange for the lifting of sanctions on several individuals. Blinken's deputy, in turn, recalled that all members of the Russian parliament, against whom sanctions have been imposed, support the special operation and the annexation of new territories to Russia.

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Sanctions against the US State Duma were introduced in March last year. In April, Moscow blacklisted 398 congressmen (Paul Rand was not on the list).

On January 26, Washington imposed new sanctions against Russia, the list included Deputy Prime Minister, HEAD of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, head of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and his wife, Yota founder Sergey Adoniev and members of his family, Vladimir Potanin’s Interros structures, shipyards and other physical and legal entities.

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At the moment, the most sanctions have been imposed against Russia compared to other countries, according to data from the Castellum.ai portal, which monitors restrictions. Since February 2022, their number has quadrupled, to more than 13,000. Moscow considers anti-Russian sanctions illegitimate.