US announced new sanctions against Russia

As noted in Washington, the sanctions will affect 14 organizations, including RIA Novosti.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow would react to Washington's announcement of new anti-Russian sanctions.

Also on March 2, the European Union introduced new sanctions against Russia, they affected Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov, the head of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin, the head of the Federal Penitentiary Service Alexander Kalashnikov and the head of the Russian Guard Viktor Zolotov.