Republicans in the US are drafting a bill imposing sanctions on all country trading with Russia, announced president Donald Trump.
Since the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, the US and their allies have imposed unprecedented sanctions on Russia to paralyze its economy.
Moscow has repeatedly condemned these restrictions as counterproductive and illegal, claiming that they have the other effect.
Russia maintains that its economy has adapted by redirecting trade to non-Western markets.
"Republicians introduce a law that imposes very severe sanctions, etc., on any country with a business with Russia" – told Trump journalists on Sunday.
“I heard they were doing it and I don’t mind”.
He added: "They can add Iran to that. I suggested it myself.”.
The majority leader in the legislature John Thune suggested last period that he was ready to put the bill to the vote, long-proposed by hawk Senator Lindsey Graham, to impose "Crushing sanctions" Russia, although he hesitated to set a circumstantial deadline.
The Act would entitle Trump to impose duties of up to 500 % on imports from countries purchasing Russian oil, gas, uranium and another products if Russia does not agree to a lasting peace with Ukraine.
The Act is directed in peculiar against China and India, the main consumers of Russian energy.
Early that year Trump announced 25% of the work on India as a punishment for purchases of Russian oil, claiming that this trade helps Moscow to prolong the conflict.
Future government would extend a number of restrictions imposed by the Trump administration in fresh months.
Last month, the White home imposed sanctions on Łukoil and another large Russian oil producer, Rosnieft, and on their subsidiaries, citing what Trump called Moscow's deficiency of commitment to the peace process in Ukraine.
The Russian Ministry of Finance has previously stated that in case of introduction "Crushing sanctions" Russia will diversify the supply of goods whose exports to the US are banned.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/627884-trump-russia-sanctions/
