During the briefing, she was asked if she ruled out that new sanctions would be announced this week.
"This week?
Yes.
As for the future, I will not rule out, ”answered Psaki.
She added that soon the White House plans to publish statements on the US budget and does not intend to "overburden the journalists."
Earlier, as reported by Bloomberg, the administration of US President Joe Biden completed an analysis of allegedly malicious acts on the part of Russia and is now preparing to take retaliatory actions.
Sources of the agency clarify that such actions may mean the expulsion of "Russian intelligence officers" who allegedly may be in the United States "under diplomatic cover."
In turn, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow would respond to any unfriendly steps by Washington.