The chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Robert Menendez, has proposed adding a clause to the defense budget that would impose sanctions on Russia in the event of its invasion of Ukraine.
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According to the amendment, immediately after the start of hostilities by Russia, US President Joe Biden will be required to approve a list of restrictions. They will address sanctions and visa restrictions on the Russian military, which will be involved in the preparation of the operation against Ukraine.
According to the paragraph, the main sanctions will affect Russian banks, state-owned companies and oil and gas companies. Restrictions will apply to any companies or individuals involved in the planning and implementation of the Nord Stream-2 pipeline.
Earlier, representatives of the Republican Party made a similar proposal to impose sanctions against Nord Stream-2 and introduce them into the defense budget.
However, according to Axios, it was not put to the vote because of Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who referred to some technical points.
The situation on the border of Ukraine
In early November, The Washington Post reported that the Russian military was being pushed to the border with Ukraine.
US and European officials told the publication that they saw “unusual movements of equipment and the military on Russia’s western flank” and began to record this after the completion of the Russian-Belarusian exercise “West-2021”, which took place from 10 to 15 September. The article notes that the movement of troops is taking place against the background of the fact that Russia has taken a tougher stance on Ukraine, and the conflict in Donbass “has entered a new stage.”
Spokesman for the President of Ukraine Serhiy Nikiforov stated that Ukraine has no confirmation of the information that Russia is again increasing the number of troops in the Crimea, ORDLO and near the Ukrainian borders. The Ministry of Defense calls these reports elements of psychological or propaganda pressure, according to the OPU.
However, the news has caused concern among some officials in the United States and Europe. Yes, the Pentagon said it was monitoring the build-up of Russian troops near Ukraine’s borders. And US President Joe Biden even sent CIA chief Bill Burns to Moscow to warn the Kremlin that the United States is closely monitoring the build-up of troops near the border with Ukraine and to try to determine what Russia is doing.
On Monday, France and Germany warned Russia against damaging Ukraine’s territorial integrity amid a large-scale and unusual concentration of Russian troops on the country’s borders.
On November 15, Bloomberg reported that the United States and its European allies were preparing a response if Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Source: Ukrgate
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