The United States hoped that they would not have to impose new sanctions against Russia

The United States hopes that it will not be necessary to introduce new sanctions against RUSSIA because of the situation around Ukraine. This was stated by US State Department spokesman Ned Price, reports REUTERS.

“We hope that the economic response to Russia will remain a hypothesis,” he said (quoted by RIA Novosti).

According to Price, "Russia has a good idea of ​​what is meant by measures that will follow in the event of an escalation of the situation," but the State Department does not plan to announce them publicly.

Since the beginning of November, foreign media, in particular The Washington Post and Politico, citing intelligence data and satellite imagery, have been reporting a buildup of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine. The Associated Press reported that Russia plans to start military operations in Ukraine in early 2022, sending 175,000 troops there. The Kremlin denied this information, called it unfounded, and said that Russia did not threaten anyone.