White House building in Washington DC. July 30, 2019WASHINGTON, Apr 5 The United States intends to announce new sanctions against Russia amid the situation around Ukraine on Wednesday, Reuters reported, citing a knowledgeable source.According to the source, Washington is coordinating on issues sanctions with the G7 countries and the EU. He added that the new sanctions would include a ban on all new investment in the Russian Federation, as well as increase pressure on Russian financial institutions. According to the source, state-owned enterprises, Russian officials and their families will fall under the sanctions. A number of Western countries have introduced new sanctions against the Russian Federation due to the situation in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the policy of containment and weakening of Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and the sanctions dealt a serious blow to the entire world economy. According to him, the main goal of the West is to worsen the lives of millions of people. Putin also said that the United States and the European Union had effectively defaulted on their obligations to Russia, freezing its foreign exchange reserves. He added that the current events draw a line under the global dominance of the West in both politics and economics. new sanctions against Russia
