In case of the Russian complete invasion of Ukraine, the United States, Europe, and their allies may impose different packages of sanctions against the Russian Federation. Work on the development and harmonization of these measures has been going on for two months.
This was reported by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland.
"Now, as we’ve done in the past, the U.S. may take one set of measures and Europe and other allies may take parallel steps that are not exactly the same but also painful to Russia because we have different economic exposure. But we are very confident that we are coming together around a very painful package, but we don’t want to have to use it, as you know.," she explained at a briefing.
According to her, consultations on this topic with partners and allies have been held for some two and a half months at every level, from the President on down. Nuland stressed that the new package of measures will be "very painful" for Russia.
In addition, she once again highlighted that it is Russia who is held responsible gfor security destabilization in Eastern Europe and, in particular, Ukraine.
“So before I go into some of the diplomatic substance, let’s remember how we got here. It is Russia that created this crisis out of whole cloth. It is Russia that has amassed 100,000 troops on Ukraine’s borders. It is Russia that has prepared internal sabotage, destabilization, and false flag options for Ukraine. And it is Russia that has spewed disinformation and lies about Ukraine, about the United States, and about NATO to justify its own actions.” Nuland stressed,
As Apostrophe reported, the U.S. Department of Commerce is preparing for sanctions in case of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The restrictions will affect all consumer electronics of foreign production or development. Mobile phones, computers, refrigerators, dishwashers, and other electronics of American, European production, will be banned.