Flag of the United States of AmericaMOSCOW, 29 Jan. The administration of US President Joe Biden plans to use sanctions to weaken the industrial potential of Russia in the event of its invasion of Ukraine, said a member of the US National Security Council (NSC) Peter Harrell. Reuters quoted him as saying. «The main goal is to take measures that will help reduce Russia's industrial potential and industrial production capacity over time,» he said, emphasizing that the new restrictions will not target ordinary Russian consumers. According to him, sanctions against financial institutions should provoke capital flight, inflation, and also force the Central Bank of Russia to provide financial assistance to other banks so that «Putin feels the costs from day one.» According to Reuters, citing other official sources in the White House, restrictions may affect aviation, maritime affairs, robotics, artificial intelligence, quantum computing and the defense industry. and Western countries are expressing concern about the intensification of «aggressive actions» and preparations forcing Russia to «attack» Ukraine, while threatening unprecedented sanctions in the event of an invasion. The Kremlin has repeatedly denied such accusations, saying that Moscow does not threaten anyone and does not intend to attack anyone, and statements about «aggression» are used as a pretext, to deploy more NATO military equipment close to Russian borders.
