Republicans in the U.S. Congress has proposed to impose “tough” sanctions against Russia, accusing it of sponsoring terrorism

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Republican research Committee U.S. house of representatives submitted a report with proposals for additional sanctions against Russia. The Republicans offered to recognize Russia as a sponsor of terrorism for supporting the Taliban, and the Islamic revolutionary guard Corps, Hezbollah, and the “Russian Imperial movement”, recognized in the United States by terrorist groups

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The report notes that sanctions against Russia should be extended to “leaders its campaign of disinformation”. As an example, the Republicans propose to introduce restrictions for the Chairman of the Board of Directors of AFK “Sistema” of Vladimir Yevtushenkov

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In addition to the sanctions SDN list must be paid by Vnesheconombank (VEB)

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Republican research Committee U.S. house of representatives submitted a report with proposals for additional sanctions against Russia. The Republicans offered to recognize Russia as a sponsor of terrorism for supporting the Taliban*, the Islamic revolutionary guard Corps, Hezbollah and the “Russian Imperial movement”, recognized in the United States by terrorist groups.

The authors of the report note that the recognition of a state sponsor of terrorism entails a number of restrictions, including a ban on economic activities. As a first step, Congress should pass a bill that requires the Secretary of state to consider whether Russia is sponsor of terrorism.

A large part of the restrictions described in the new report, Republicans, in may 2019, outlined the representatives of the Committee on financial services of the house of representatives of the United States. Then they presented for public comment a draft of the consolidated bill under the new restrictions for Russia.

The current report Republicans as last year’s document offers to impose sanctions against companies that support oil and gas projects of the country, restrictions on the ransom of Russian sovereign debt by foreign investors, as well as sanctions in the framework of the draft law “On the protection of U.S. security from the aggression of the Kremlin” (DASKAA).

In addition to the sanctions SDN list must be paid by Vnesheconombank (VEB). The Committee on financial services of the house of representatives proposed to include one or more financial institutions. In addition to VEB in last year’s document appeared Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank, Rosselkhozbank, Promsvyazbank. In addition, Russia should be excluded from the international payment system SWIFT.

The report notes that sanctions against Russia should be extended to “leaders its campaign of disinformation”. As an example, the Republicans propose to introduce restrictions for the Chairman of the Board of Directors of AFK “Sistema” Vladimir Yevtushenkov, the former Prime Minister of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili and “Pro-Russian oligarch”, the leader of Ukrainian party “the Opposition platform For life” Viktor Medvedchuk.

In addition, Republicans believe that Congress should authorize the U.S. Department of state “to organize the transfer of information to the Russians directly.” The report States that the administration of the 44th President Barack Obama “were reluctant to challenge Moscow, providing news and information to Russian citizens directly”, as it is considered to be an undesirable escalation of the conflict. In total in a 120-page report contains more than 130 solutions “to counteract the most aggressive global adversaries of America”, including “among the most stringent ever proposed” sanctions against Russia, China and Iran.

The document States that over the eight years of his presidency his “failed policies” had strengthened “the greatest enemies” of the US. The activities of Russia and China, who allegedly seek to undermine U.S. leadership on the world stage at this time “was left without control.” At the same time Iran continues to develop nuclear weapons, seeking to destroy Israel and “stands as the most generous sponsor of terrorism in the world.” According to the authors of the report, all of these threats require Congress passing laws, “to promote U.S. interests domestically and abroad”.

In February was announced the new counterintelligence strategy of the United States for the years 2020-2022, according to which Russia and China appear first in the list of threats to national security. “Russia and China operate around the world, using all the tools of national power against the United States and have a wide range of modern intelligence capabilities,” the document says.

Other threats related Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Hezbollah, the terrorist organization “Islamic state”* and al-Qaida*, transnational criminal organizations and others. The “players” are using increasingly sophisticated means of achieving the objectives in the sphere of economic security and exert pressure on competitors. All of this threatens to undermine the military advantage of the United States, including in space, but also “to undermine the integrity, credibility and authenticity of American goods and services.”

*”Islamic state” (IG), al-Qaeda, the Taliban terrorist group banned in Russia.