Such a sanction is being studied as one that Washington is willing to take to keep Russian authorities from further escalating in Ukraine.
The US administration is urgently considering the possibility of blocking the reserves of the Central Bank of Russia in the amount of $643 million, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to the Correspondent.
According to According to the agency, a final decision has not yet been made. But this sanction is seen as one of those that Washington is ready to take in order to keep the Russian authorities and President Vladimir Putin personally from further escalation in Ukraine. , in particular, «further expands the existing financial constraints, thereby limiting Russia's access to the most important capital markets».