Aluminum plant. File photoWASHINGTON, Oct 12 The US is considering a ban on Russian aluminum imports as part of tougher sanctions, Bloomberg correspondent Jennifer Jacobs said on Twitter, citing sources. «The Biden administration is considering a total ban on Russian aluminum. .. in response to Russia's military escalation in Ukraine,» she wrote.Media: Russian copper accumulates in the warehouses of the London Metal ExchangeAccording to the journalist, aluminum supplies have long been withdrawn from the scope of sanctions due to their demand — from cars and skyscrapers to iPhones. According to the data received, the United States is considering three options for closing the market for Russian aluminum — a direct ban on supplies, an increase in import duties to a prohibitive level and the imposition of sanctions against the manufacturing company Rusal. It is noted that the escalation of the conflict in the understanding of the American authorities is massive missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine, following the explosion on the Crimean bridge.
EU countries did not agree on the inclusion of Russian diamonds in the list of sanctionsOn the morning of October 8, a truck was blown up on the Crimean bridge. This led to the fire of fuel rail tanks and the partial collapse of two automobile spans of the bridge. According to the latest reports, four people died. As the FSB established, the organizers of the attack were the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry and its head Kirill Budanov. On Monday and Tuesday, the Russian Armed Forces launched massive strikes with precision-guided weapons on Ukrainian infrastructure. The Ministry of Defense notes that all designated targets have been hit. As Vladimir Putin emphasized, this is a response to the terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge organized by Kyiv and other attacks on civilian objects in Russia. in Poland announced unbearable prices for scarce coal
