Secret sanctions Washington
The accident closed the list of Russians, with which the European allies should not contact.
A new package of anti-Russian sanctions to be adopted in February, will complement a closed list of Russian citizens. We are not talking about personal limitations, however, the document will signal to the European partners of Washington that persons on this list should not be having Affairs.
This was told “Izvestia” three sources in Washington familiar with the process of preparing a sanctions package. In the Federation Council, “Izvestiya” declared that any hostile action from Washington, Moscow is ready to give mirror response.
In the first week of February, the U.S. will announce another package of sanctions against Russia that were announced, will scale to significantly surpass all the previous. We are talking about the addition to Federal law 3364 “On counteraction to opponents of the United States through the law on sanctions” (CAATSA), enacted by Congress and approved on 2 August by President Donald trump.
At the same time, according to three informed sources “News” in Washington, in addition to the official part of the document is developed by a closed list, which will be very extensive.
— This list will include several hundred names of citizens of Russia. Sanctions against them will not be introduced. But this document will signal to the Europeans that these people do business is not desirable, — said one of the interlocutors.
According to him, in a closed list can get Russian businessmen, public figures and citizens of the Russian Federation with state awards.
The list will only be distributed among the allies and partners of the US in Europe. Now is to develop this list, and relevant agencies — and the Congress, the Ministry of Finance and the state Department — sending recommendations and your options. The source noted that the most extensive list was the American lawmakers.
To work over the open part of the new package restrictions Washington has attracted research centers. This “news” has told a senior fellow at The Atlantic Council (the centre has made recommendations on sanctions to the White house) Anders Aslund. He stressed that the organization entrusted analytical work on the preparation of sanctions. By the way, with the 2014 Chairman of the Institute is the U.S. Ambassador to Russia John huntsman.
In the outdoor section of the document will stipulate measures against Russian businessmen, the list will include state-owned banks and energy companies. The main body, determining sanctions, the Ministry of Finance, however, the process involved and other agencies — said Anders Aslund.
Russia, for its part, has already started the preparation of possible responses to US actions, have informed “news” the Chairman of the interim Commission of the Federation Council for the protection of the sovereignty and prevent interference in the internal Affairs Andrey Klimov. According to him, plans of Washington, Moscow, you know.