US announces new round of sanctions against Russia

　　China News Agency, Washington, February 24 (Reporter Sha Hanting) The US government announced on the 24th local time that it will take a new round of sanctions against Russia.

　　The U.S. Treasury Department issued a statement on the same day that it would impose sanctions on Russia and 22 individuals and 83 entities supporting Russia.

The targets of the sanctions involve the Russian metal and mining industry, financial institutions, the military industrial chain, and individuals and entities that help Russia evade sanctions.

　　U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen said in a statement that U.S. sanctions on Russia will make it difficult for Russia to replenish its weapons and severely damage its economy.

Yellen also said that the sanctions of the day showed that as long as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, the United States will always firmly support Ukraine.

　　According to the regulations of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the assets of the sanctioned objects in the U.S. will be frozen, and U.S. citizens are not allowed to conduct transactions with them.

　　On the same day, the White House also announced that it will impose tariffs on more than 100 kinds of metals, minerals, and chemical products in Russia, with a total value of about 2.8 billion U.S. dollars.

The U.S. State Department announced that it will impose visa restrictions on 1,219 Russian military personnel.

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced restrictions on exports to Russia, Belarus, and Iran.

　　U.S. Secretary of State Blinken said that the economic sanctions, export controls, and additional tariffs imposed on Russia were jointly implemented with the Group of Seven (G7), and the U.S. will continue to work with its allies to put pressure on Russia.

　　The U.S. State Department also announced on the same day that it will provide another $10 billion in aid to Ukraine to support the Ukrainian government and people.

　　On February 24 last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a televised speech saying that he had decided to launch a special military operation in the Donbas region, and that Russia had no plan to occupy Ukraine.

　　Since last year, the United States has imposed multiple rounds of sanctions against Russia, including sanctioning Russian President Vladimir Putin and other individuals, excluding some Russian banks from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) payment system, and canceling normal trade relations with Russia.

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