The White House does not expect to agree on a complete ban on exports to Russia at the G7 summit
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The US does not expect a total ban on exports to Russia to be agreed at the upcoming G7 summit. This was stated by Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Jake Sullivan on briefing.
“I don’t expect what was reported, this comprehensive export ban,” he said (quote according to TASS).
Washington intends to announce during the summit a new package of sanctions against Russia, which will be aimed at removing ways to bypass already imposed restrictions, Sullivan added.
Bloomberg reported on April 20 that the G7 countries are considering imposing an almost complete ban on exports to Russia. According to him, if the G7 approves the relevant decision, then similar measures will be introduced by the EU member states. Now, by default, any export is allowed, and restrictions apply only to certain products.
According to the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, such a move by the G7 will lead only to the growing trend of the global economic crisis.
Director of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) Ivan Timofeev told Vedomosti that a complete export ban on Russia by Western countries is technically feasible, but “the added value of such a ban would be extremely low.”
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