Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said that “the sanctions machine promoted by America continues to impose restrictions on Russian companies in an attempt to force Russia out of world markets and fill its empty positions through simple blackmail, and not through fair competition.” .”

Commenting on the new US sanctions against Russian businessmen, he noted that “many new sanctions are being repeated”, noting that “the bureaucracy can no longer come up with something new”, noting that the US is destabilizing the markets. , through the introduction of new sanctions, which threatens to further increase prices and problems in access to products.

Antonov considered that the restrictions “on Russian businessmen and companies associated with the production of mineral products and fertilizers” raise questions, stressing that “despite numerous assurances from the US Treasury Department about the withdrawal of such goods and, above all, agricultural raw materials, banks, insurance companies and transport companies from working with Russian factories.

He warned that “such enthusiasm by the US authorities is leading to more instability in world markets, which are suffering from a serious disruption of transport links. Hence the risk of prices continuing to rise, noting that “the greatest damage will be done to developing countries,” given that “No matter how hard our adversaries try to isolate Russia, they will not succeed. We have established ourselves as a responsible and reliable supplier interested in maintaining stable trade relations with foreign partners.”

On Tuesday, the US authorities announced a new package of economic sanctions against a number of Russian businessmen, employees and separatist leaders in the Ukrainian regions that got out of Kyiv’s control.