U.S. Supports New Russia Sanctions, Seeks To 'Tighten' Old Ones
The United States on Monday expressed support for the European Union's latest package of sanctions against Russia, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
"We have coordinated with the EU on those sanctions, as we have with the EU on sanctions since the outset of this conflict," State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller told a daily briefing when responding to TURAN's questions.
Those hit by the latest EU sanctions include individuals in the Russian military and defence industry, the IT sector and private military companies. The package prohibits the direct and indirect import, purchase or transfer of diamonds from Russia, and imposes a new import ban on liquefied petroleum gas. It also aims to combat sanctions circumvention and close loopholes, according to the European Commission.
Miller also said that Washington 'continues to work' with the EU and with the G7 and our other partners around the world to ensure that the sanctions we have imposed are tightened.
"And we seek out and hold accountable those who try to evade our sanctions and impose new sanctions if we do see the ones we have being eroded in any way, and we’ll continue to do that," he concluded.
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