Germany: there were new US sanctions against Russia counterproductive

The unwinding of the sanction spiral from the United States in relation to Russia is counterproductive and leads to a dead end. This is stated in the statement by the German-Russian Foreign Trade Chamber, reports TASS.

It is noted that new sanctions, as well as the previous ones, damage to ordinary people and companies. In the ward, it is believed that Moscow in the economic, technological and political plan “will be increasingly distance from the West and turn toward China.” “Need not sanctions, but a political dialogue,” the statement says.

April 15 US President Joe Biden signed a decree on the introduction of new sanctions against Russia. Restrictions touched individuals and legal entities. Among the grounds for their introduction, allegedly hostile activity of Russia in the cybersfer, interference in the US elections or other foreign countries. The Foreign Ministry stressed that Moscow’s response for sanctions will be “inevitable” and tough.

In the US administration, Washington intends to continue to introduce economically significant sanctions against Moscow in the event of an escalation of activities that harm the country.

/Media reports.