US want to impose additional sanctions against Russia – Rosbalt.RU

 US authorities hope that EU sanctions against Russia this summer will again be extended. This was stated by the coordinator of the State Department sanctions policy of the country, Daniel Fried.

 “Until now they have always extended them, – he said, speaking at a seminar on sanctions against Russia in the US Atlantic Council in Washington. – Transatlantic unity proved strong, not only in words but also in deeds. ” US, in turn, want to offer additional measures. “I would say that we are able to consider additional measures. We discussed this with the EU “, – said Fried

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 Sanctions in the Crimea, in his words, will act as the peninsula will not return to Ukraine, reports TASS.

 Fried blamed Russia for failing to Ukraine Minsk agreements. “It is difficult to require the performance of Ukrainians in Minsk under conditions where Russia has not fulfilled even the first set of conditions (agreements),” – he said.

 Fried also said that the impact of the sanctions that have affected Russian oil and gas industry, will only increase with time.

 “Fried argues that the impact of technological sanctions against Russia related to frekingom (mining technology by fracturing) and the development of the Arctic, will grow over time,” – said in a statement to Twitter «Atlantic Council»

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 The next period of the EU sanctions regime against the Russian Federation in connection with the events in the Donbass ends on 31 July. As expected, this week the EU will proceed to discuss the question of their extension.