Capitol Building in Washington DC MOSCOW, Jan 13 Possible new US sanctions in view of imminent Russian response can be equated with an initiative to break off relations, said the presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov.
& # 34; The wording of these sanctions, at least except as such, cannot be interpreted. & lt; … & gt; Imposition of sanctions against the head of state & lt; … & gt; this is an outrageous measure & # 34 ;, — added a Kremlin spokesman.
The day before, a group of 25 members of the US Senate from the Democratic Party presented a bill on new restrictions against Russia and Vladimir Putin, which Washington could adopt if the situation in Ukraine aggravates. In addition, the senators proposed to ban operations with the primary and secondary sovereign debt of Russia, as well as to impose restrictions on at least three of the proposed financial institutions: Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank, VEB.RF, Russian Direct Investment Fund, Credit Bank of Moscow, Alfa Bank, Rosselkhozbank, FC Otkritie, Promsvyazbank, Sovcombank and Transcapitalbank. 
In the West, the real consequences of sanctions against Russia have been revealed. Another point is proposed sanctions «against providers of specialized financial messaging services (for example, SWIFT).» The project also provides for the allocation of additional emergency assistance to Kiev in the amount of $ 500 million in the 2022 fiscal year if the situation worsens. It is indicated that this is a «clear signal» that the United States is ready to achieve «devastating consequences» for the Russian economy in the event of an escalation of the situation around Ukraine. As the newspaper The Washington Post wrote on Wednesday, citing a spokesman for the National Security Council, the document was supported by the administration of President Joe Biden. 
The Foreign Ministry responded to the US threats to impose new sanctions against Russia Washington has repeatedly announced the preparation of some «unprecedented» sanctions against Russia, which will be introduced if a military conflict with Kiev breaks out. Western media and politicians in recent months have argued that Moscow has concentrated troops on the border with Ukraine. As Peskov pointed out, Russia is moving armed forces within its territory: this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. Moscow emphasized that statements about «Russian aggression» are being used as a pretext for building up the NATO contingent in the border regions. In turn, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that the number of Western instructors has increased in Donbas. In his opinion, such actions can provoke the Ukrainian authorities «to military adventures», which creates a direct threat to the security of Russia. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Kiev has sent half of the entire personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the southeast of the country. troops «insisted on by the media abroad.» He stressed that the military is monitoring the situation, but does not see the threat of «aggression from Russia.» 
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