US issues additional sanctions on Russia two years after war in Ukraine: PPTVHD36

The United States imposed additional sanctions on Russia on the second anniversary of the Ukraine war and in response to the death of Putin's rival Alexei Navalny.

February 23, 2024 US local time The US Department of the Treasury issued new sanctions against Russia targeting nearly 300 individuals and organizations, the US Department of State issued sanctions against more than 250 individuals and organizations, and the US Department of Commerce added more than 90 companies from Russia, China, Turkey and the UAE. United Arab Emirates to the list. And other countries on the US blacklist.

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New US sanctions measures Russia targeted the Russian financial transaction system, called Mir, which includes financial institutions such as SPB Bank, owned by SPB Exchange, and the Russian military industrial base. The energy sector and other sectors such as gold-producing companies, the pipe manufacturing company, major Russian steel producers, including Aurus, a Russian luxury car company owned by President Vladimir. Putin recently gifted a limousine from the company to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

In addition, the United States also imposed sanctions on a Russian prison official who the United States says was involved in the killing of Russian dissident leader Alexei Navalny.

As US President Joe Biden said, “These measures are aimed at ensuring that President Putin must pay the price for his aggressiveness in external aggression and the suppression of dissent within the country.” It plans to discuss Russian issues with the leaders of the G7, the European Union and NATO soon.

However, analyst Evelyn Vargas believes that US sanctions… It won't work against Russia. Or does it cause any change in the rules of the game on the battlefield? But what could really change is the delivery of weapons and equipment. Cannons that can be fired from long distances immediately reach Ukraine because it was clear in the past that even though the United States and allied countries imposed sanctions on Russia, the Russian economy was still recovering.

The Russian economy is moving in a better direction than expected. In January 2024, the International Monetary Fund expects Russia's GDP to grow by 2.6% in 2024, an increase of about 1.5% from its original forecast in October 2023, which means that the sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and Europe do not cause Russia any harm. financial problems.