Senators are frustrated by the delay of Obama with the introduction of sanctions against Russia
Senators from the Republican and democratic parties, the USA expressed indignation at the fact that the administration of President Barack Hussein Obama is delaying the introduction of new sanctions against Russia, informs referring to the Associated Press.
Director on international relations U.S. Senate Bob Mendes has said that he does not see concrete steps of the administration in the direction of introduction of new restrictive measures, and reminded about the benchmarks outlined by Obama, for the introduction of a new round of sanctions.
Also Mendes expressed bewilderment as to how much more the Congress will wait steps from the administration before it starts to act on their own.
for his part, Senator Bob Cocker from the Republican party have expressed their dissatisfaction easier, calling the President's policy regarding penalties against Russia formless.
politicians from America did not satisfy the message assistant Secretary of state, Victoria Nuland about the fact that North America postpone the introduction of new restrictive measures concerning the Russian Federation until their harmonization with European colleagues. She said that fresh punishment will be introduced very soon." According to Nuland, for the United States the main priority At the moment is the interaction with the European colleagues, because if they reach agreement, the restrictive measures will be the most severe.
USA on March 17 decided to impose punishment is relatively high position of Russian politicians and Ministers of foreign Affairs of the EU countries have agreed on the introduction of penalties on the Russian and Ukrainian officials, which they consider to be guilty of " undermining the territorial integrity of Ukraine ". Then in the American list of nearly 20 Russian bureaucrats, businessmen and parliamentarians. Was enlarged and the sanctions list of the EU. Currently in the list - 61 citizen of Russia and Ukraine who are banned to enter the EU, and their possible assets in the countries-members of the Union frozen. In addition, under penalty of the EU were several Crimean plants.
the authorities of the USA has included in the list of co-owner of the Rossiya Bank of Yuri Kovalchuk, the head of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin, businessmen Boris and Arkady Rotenberg and Gennady Timchenko. In addition, penalties were imposed on the Bank " Russia ".
on April 28, the US extended sanctions list, incorporating another 7 officials of the Russian Federation and 17 organizations, and the European Union has expanded its list of fifteen people. Full list of Russian Citizens and organizations that fall under punishment, -
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