U.S. Congress Building on Capitol Hill in WashingtonSIMFEROPOL, Jan 20 The United States is at great risk if decide to impose new sanctions against Russia, which in recent years has become much more friends than Americans are used to thinking, Yury Gempel, head of the Crimean Parliament Committee on Public Diplomacy and Interethnic Relations, told RIA Novosti. Republican Jim Banks presented a new draft of sanctions against Russia, follows from the information on the congress website. The project was submitted on January 19. Another 38 congressmen supported Banks' initiative. At the same time, according to the Washington Post newspaper, the sanctions will affect Russian officials, security officials, businessmen, and journalists. In addition, it is proposed to introduce measures against Nord Stream 2 and stop spending on strategic stability dialogue while Crimea remains Russian. explained what new US sanctions against Russia could lead to «Unfortunately, there is less and less hope for the prudence of the United States in relations with Russia. If they decide to introduce new sanctions, they are at great risk. Russia has more friends than the American authorities are used to thinking,» — Hempel said. According to him, while the United States is hiding behind «political dwarfs», Russia has strong partnerships with India and China behind it. «Russia has become stronger from the previously announced sanctions, and if new ones are introduced, it will become invincible,» — the MP said.
