United States: no new sanctions against Moscow

There will be no immediate new sanctions against Moscow, even if the US Treasury has spread the 'Putin-list' with the names of Russian oligarchs close to Russian President Vladimir Putin who could be the object. The list includes 210 names, of which 114 are politicians and 96 oligarchs. Among the latter are Roman Abramovich, the founder of the industrial giant Oleg Deripaska and businessman Vladimir Potanin.

Donald Trump has therefore decided not to implement new sanctions against Russia because the law passed last year, which authorizes new penalties for Moscow interference in the last US presidential elections, already "serves as a deterrent". The White House has informed the Congress of this decision.

A State Department spokesman said the only possibility for individuals and corporations to be sanctioned by law, the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act , served as an effective countermeasure; the law, according to Washington, has already affected Russian companies and their business. This is the same law that provided for the compilation of the so-called 'Putin List', which contains 114 politicians and 96 oligarchs, many of whom are close to President Vladimir Putin, who could be sanctioned.