The Kremlin did not believe Nuland's statements about US readiness to ease sanctions

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Russia does not see the readiness of the United States for negotiations on easing sanctions, said the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, RBC correspondent reports.

“As before, nothing (diplomatic ways) is visible. These statements by Mrs. Nuland - we are not at all inclined to exaggerate their significance. Nothing new was said. In fact, this is a set of theses that testify to the absence of any maneuver or flexibility in Washington’s position, which, in turn, is diametrically opposed to our position,” Peskov said.

Nuland called the conditions for easing anti-Russian sanctions Politics

The day before, speaking in the Senate, US Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland said that the United States was ready to consider the possibility of easing the sanctions imposed against Russia, subject to the withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of Ukraine. “In the context of the Russian decision to negotiate seriously, withdraw its forces from Ukraine and reclaim territory, I would certainly be in support, and I think [US Secretary of State Anthony] Blinken would be in support too,” she said.

Nuland's statement was also commented on in the Federation Council. The first deputy head of the international committee of the Federation Council, FSB General Vladimir Dzhabarov, wrote in a telegram channel that the words of the deputy secretary of state cause him surprise and irritation. He compared this approach with the Minsk agreements, recalling that ex-German Chancellor Angela Merkel in December last year called these agreements “an attempt to give time” to Kyiv.

The United States and Western countries began to impose and tighten sanctions against Russia after the start of the military operation in Ukraine, they included State Duma deputies, members of the Federation Council, most Russian leaders and officials, businessmen, media workers, companies, banks, enterprises and military personnel. In response , Russia added hundreds of Western politicians, officials, journalists and public figures to the sanctions list.

The Embassy pointed to the ineffectiveness of US sanctions for the Russian market Politics

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On January 26, the United States 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 Adonyev and members of his family, Vladimir Potanin’s Interros structures, shipyards and other physical and legal entities.

At the moment, Russia is the leader among the countries of the world in terms of the number of sanctions imposed against it. According to the portal Castellum.ai, which monitors restrictions, since February 2022 their number has quadrupled, to more than 13 thousand. Moscow considers anti-Russian sanctions illegitimate.