Undersecretary of State Nuland: the United States will impose sanctions against Russia, which did not exist before, because of Ukraine 
Washington may impose unprecedented sanctions against Russia in the event that Moscow takes any action aimed at destabilizing the situation in Ukraine. A similar reaction from the American side was threatened by US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, RIA Novosti reports.
“We are decisive in our message to Moscow: if they take steps to destabilize Ukraine and use their forces for aggression against Ukraine, there will be serious economic steps and sanctions that haven’t happened in the past,” Nuland said.
< p> She also stressed that not only the United States, but all NATO members are ready to support Ukraine.
Earlier in December, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the US is always ready to take steps towards imposing sanctions against Russia over the situation near the border with Ukraine. At the same time, she stressed that Washington considers it necessary to discuss such decisions with its European allies.
In November, The New York Times, citing American and European officials, reported that Russia was allegedly ready to invade Ukraine and time to thwart it, the Western states have little left. The attack could happen soon enough, the newspaper noted.
In addition, Bloomberg reported that, according to United States intelligence, Russia intends to attack Ukraine in 2022 from three sides. According to Ukrainian intelligence, this will happen in late January or early February.
At the same time, Russia has repeatedly denied information about an allegedly impending invasion of Ukraine. Thus, President Vladimir Putin indicated that the possibility of bringing Russian troops to Ukraine was discussed at the beginning of the year, but this has not yet happened. In turn, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also assured that Moscow is not going to attack anyone, and called the hysteria that is currently being whipped up in the Western media on this topic unacceptable.