"The United States is suspending urgent economic aid allocated to Sudan in the amount of $ 700 million. These funds were designed to support the country's transition to democracy," RIA Novosti quoted Price as saying.
The US authorities also demanded the immediate release of all arrested politicians and the restoration of the transitional government under the leadership of civilians.
“We are ready to go to any measures necessary to bring to justice those who may try to ignore the will and hopes of the people of Sudan, as well as those who may be responsible for the violence,” concluded Price.
Al Hadath has reported on the house arrest of Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamduk.
It is also reported that the ministers of communications, information, finance, and industry are among the detainees.
Later it became known that three people were killed during the protests in Khartoum.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the current situation in Sudan is the result of an acute systemic crisis that has been observed in the country over the past two years.