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According to Reuters local time 22**, U.S. Deputy Wally Adeyemo said in an interview with Reuters on Thursday that the United States will impose sanctions on more than 500 targets on Friday to continue to fight "Russia, its promoters and its war machine" on the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Adeyemo said that he would work with other countries to sanction Russia's military-industrial complex, as well as third-country companies that help Russia obtain the goods it needs. At the same time, Washington is trying to hold Russia "responsible" for the Russian-Ukrainian war and the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
The introduction of this round of punitive measures comes at a time when the Russian army has just captured an important fortress city in Ukraine.
There are doubts about whether the US Congress will continue to approve additional security assistance for Kyiv.
Location of Avdeyevka (translated as "Avadiivka" on the map) Source: Google Maps.
The city of Avdeyevka, located less than 10 kilometers north of the capital of the Donetsk region, is an important fortified area operated by Ukraine for ten years and an important fire base for the shelling of the urban area of the city of Donetsk. But on the eve of the second anniversary of the start of the Russian-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a general offensive on the city, which led to the defeat of Ukrainian troops in the city.
Russian forces declared control of the city on the 17th.
At the same time, attempts by the United States to provide further military assistance to Ukraine have also been blocked at home.
The United States** has previously run out of money to provide war aid to Ukraine. Although on February 13, the U.S. Senate passed a foreign military aid bill worth $95 billion, mainly involving huge military aid to Ukraine and Israel, Republican Johnson, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, issued a warning on February 12 on the foreign aid part of the relevant bill, saying that the House of Representatives will not organize a vote on the bill introduced by the Senate. Many House Republicans have made it clear that they oppose further aid to Ukraine. As a result, funding approvals are at a standstill.
In response, the United States and its allies continue to seek sanctions and export controls to maintain pressure on Russia. "Sanctions and export controls are designed to slow Russia's pace and make it more difficult for them to make their own choosing, war in Ukraine," Adeyemo said.
However, American experts are not optimistic about the effectiveness of the sanctions and say that they will not be enough to deter Moscow's attack. "Congress's adoption of additional military assistance to Ukraine will be more important than any of their sanctions," said former commissioner Peter Harrell. ”
In addition to the above-mentioned sanctions, according to AFP, the United States** also filed charges against a series of wealthy Russians on the 22nd local time, hoping to crack down on the "illegal financial flows" needed by Moscow to maintain military activities.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department was "more committed than ever" to cutting off funding and holding accountable those who continue to foment the war.
The White House has also said that Washington will soon impose new sanctions on Iran due to Iran's support for Russia's invasion. ** John Kirby, a spokesman for the committee, told reporters: "In response to Iran's continued support for Russia's brutal war, we will be imposing additional sanctions on Iran in the coming days. He added that if Iran goes to Russia**.
The authorities are ready to take further steps.
It is worth noting that Russia is experiencing the largest number of sanctions against a single country in the history of mankind. In November 2023, Dmitry Birichevsky, director of Russia's Department of Economic Cooperation, said in an interview that the total number of sanctions imposed on Russia broke the historical record and has exceeded 1750,000 times.
However, the relevant sanctions only had a large impact on the Russian economy in 2022, and the blow to the Russian economy in 2023 was relatively limited.
Screenshot of the famous American journalist Carlson's recent visit to a Moscow supermarket.
According to the U.S. Treasury Department, the Russia-Ukraine war, as well as sanctions, caused the Russian economy to contract by 21%, the economic growth rate has dropped by more than 5% compared with the previous **. But back in October 2022, the IMO report showed that the contraction of the Russian economy was not as severe as expected.
On February 12 this year, when Russia held a meeting on economic issues, Putin said that the GDP in 2023 will increase by 36%, higher than previously expected and above the global average (IMF estimate of 3%). Against the backdrop of economic sanctions, Russia will become the fastest growing country among the major European powers in 2023, and the economy will appear.
Inclined. In this regard, Julie Kozak, a spokesperson for the International Monetary Organization, said on the 22nd, "It is clear that Russia is now in a war economy, military spending is driving production, social transfers are supporting consumption, and inflation is rising despite declines elsewhere." ”
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