US President Donald Trump is to be according to “Wall Street Journal”frustrated with continuous Russian attacks on Ukraine“ and too slow the pace of peace conversations, and therefore he is thinking about imposing new sanctions on Russia.
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Americans are considering, according to the journal information, Confiscation of Russian foreign assets and cooperation with Europe to block the so -called shadow fleets that illegally transports Russian oil and gas. They can also impose high duties on the importers of Russian raw materials and strive to reduce oil prices enough to reduce the Kremlin's profits from exports, preventing him from financing war.
These ideas are supported by American senators who, after a Sunday massive Russian attack on Ukraine, as a result of which at least 12 people were killed, including children, called President Trump to introduce “paralyzing” sanctions against Russia.
Among the proposed restrictions, in addition to increasing the supply of weapons for Ukraine, Republicans suggest a confiscation of Russian foreign assets worth $ 300 billion. Together with the Democrats (81 senators per 100), they also supported the 500 % law. duty for goods imported from countries buying Russian oil, gas and uranium.
This project also enjoys broad support in the House of Representatives.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured last week that Trump's administration will support this law if there is no progress in peaceful negotiations. He emphasized that Trump has yet been refrained from threatening with sanctions so as not to discourage Russia from further conversations.
