The White House, USA. File photoWASHINGTON, Jun 1The US authorities are experiencing a split due to the lack of a unified position on the advisability of introducing further sanctions against Russia due to the events in Ukraine, Bloomberg reports citing government sources. According to the agency, part of the administration of President Joe Biden, including employees of the White House and the State Department , insists on the introduction of «even tougher anti-Russian measures», including secondary sanctions. Specific officials from among this group are not named. At the same time, related officials express confidence that the objections of a number of US Western partners related to the economic consequences of these sanctions will be overcome.Blinken does not blame anti-Russian sanctions as the cause of the food crisis Another group of officials, many of whom represent the US Treasury, are concerned about the risks of such restrictive measures for a global economy «already suffering from supply chain problems, inflation, volatile oil prices and the possibility of a food crisis.» «Some of these people are concerned about the upcoming midterm elections and the Democrats' chances if gas prices at US gas stations remain as high. This group advocates a different, untested approach: capping the price of oil , which would allow countries to buy energy resources from Russia, while reducing Moscow's income,» the newspaper writes. Washington, along with its allies, soon after the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, introduced several large-scale sanctions packages. The United States itself has been hit hard by these restrictions: fuel prices have skyrocketed, inflation has peaked, and stores have begun to experience shortages of certain categories of goods. All this was reflected in the ratings of the incumbent head of state, whose popularity among fellow citizens in recent months regularly updates anti-records. President Vladimir Putin emphasized that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. According to him, the main goal of the United States and Europe is to worsen the lives of millions of people.
