The inner circle of US President Joe Biden believes that Washington's possibilities in imposing sanctions against Russia are largely exhausted. The newspaper The New York Times writes about this.
The material says that the new US administration previously, in particular, criticized the events in Russia and Myanmar. “Biden made it clear that sanctions would soon follow – a favorite American instrument of influence, albeit overly applied,” the newspaper notes.
At the same time, key aides to the head of state refused to believe that Washington had enough resources left to impose sanctions against Russia. The newspaper does not specify what kind of assistant to the American president is in question.
The publication emphasizes that the US sanctions in recent years have been less formidable. For example, the United States has repeatedly imposed restrictions on Russia, China and Iran, but it has not gotten from these countries what Washington wanted.
The newspaper notes that while preparing possible new anti-Russian restrictions, Biden's assistants intend to actively coordinate their actions with allies in terms of exerting pressure.
A group of American senators submitted to the US Congress a bill on sanctions against Russia due to the situation with Alexei Navalny (founder of the Anti-Corruption Fund – FBK, included by the Ministry of Justice in the register of organizations performing the functions of a foreign agent) . The bill provides for the introduction of targeted sanctions “against Russian officials involved in flagrant violations of international law.”
