“The President signed the law “On the prohibition of the exchange of SDRs of Russia and Belarus”, which prohibits the Minister of Finance from participating in transactions involving the exchange of special drawing rights held by Russia or Belarus,” the report says.

Earlier, the United States imposed sanctions on companies from China, Belarus and Armenia, accusing them of violating export controls against Russia.

The United States also imposed sanctions against the daughters and wife of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.