Barack Obama signed into law new sanctions against Russia – RBC

President Barack Obama

Photo: REUTERS 2014

As reported by Reuters, Obama said that in the near future the United States will actively work together with European allies to improve the current sanctions against Russia.

At the same time, Obama said that the US is interested in economic growth and stability in Russia. As the head of the White House, in the case of the “necessary steps” from Moscow sanctions regime can be minimized.

«Freedom Support Act of Ukraine – 2014″ was approved by the US Congress last week. The document provides for the right to introduce new American president restrictive measures against Russia, and involves the provision of military assistance to Ukraine.

In Washington have repeatedly stressed that the document is a recommendation. It does not provide immediate new sanctions and the start of deliveries of lethal weapons to Ukraine, but allows the president to do so if he deems it necessary.

Senators voted for the bill twice – to the imposed two versions of the document. The final bill was less stringent than the original. The White House has made to the draft of the law has been deleted item on the codification of the existing anti-Russian sanctions. Otherwise, all entered the US president temporary sanctions against Russia would acquire permanent status, and their abolition would require a complicated procedure. Also removed from the text of the item on the allotment of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, the status of “major non-NATO allies».

Bloomberg earlier wrote that the new US sanctions may affect “Rosoboronexport” and, in the case of the reduction of gas supplies to NATO countries on Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova – “Gazprom”.