Hale: The US has not reached its main goals with sanctions against Russia

“This work is not completed. We have not reached our main goals, ”TASS quoted him as saying.

However, he noted that "there may be a deterrence effect that is difficult to measure."

Hale added that it takes time.

Hale also said that the United States has slowed the implementation of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, but it has not been stopped.