US imposed new sanctions against Russia

WASHINGTON, Aug 9 The United States is imposing sanctions against three Russian companies because of the «violation» of the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction for Iran, North Korea and Syria. This is stated in the publication of the State Department in the federal register. The restrictions include the research and production enterprise Pulsar, Asia-Invest LLC and Charter Green Light Moscow. The list also includes Iraqi and Syrian companies, and sanctions prohibit U.S. authorities from purchasing, assisting, selling, or licensing any goods, technology or services from these firms. As indicated in the State Department, these measures «will remain in force for two years from the date of introduction.» The State Duma declared a threat to the «spirit of Geneva» in relations between Russia and the United States Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov noted that these «unacceptable» restrictions contradict the «spirit of Geneva» and efforts to stabilize bilateral relations. According to him, by such actions, the United States is increasingly pushing back «the prospects for any constructive interaction.» The United States continues to increase sanctions pressure on Moscow. At the same time, Washington itself has already admitted that there is no longer anything to impose restrictions on in Russia. As noted in the United States, not much can be done with Moscow with the help of sanctions, but the United States is “looking for other places” where it can “demonstrate dissatisfaction.” As stated in the Russian Foreign Ministry, the anti-Russian sanctions policy “does not add chances” to normalizing the dialogue between Moscow and Washington, and the responsibility for its deterioration lies entirely with the United States. Antonov spoke about the «ridicule» of the United States with the issuance of visas to Russian diplomats