Washington has announced new sanctions against the “Russian war machine”, a senior US administration official said today, as part of a coordinated effort by G7 countries.

All member states of the Group of Seven, whose leaders are meeting at a summit in Hiroshima, Japan, are “preparing to impose new sanctions and barriers on (Russian) exports,” the official told reporters on condition of anonymity.

These punitive measures, which the US will also take (…) will “make it even more difficult for Russia to fuel its war machine”, this source stressed.

The US measures are aimed at “significantly limiting Russia’s access to products necessary for its war capabilities”, he added.

In effect, the US will ban US exports to 70 entities in Russia and other countries.

In addition, they will implement 300 sanctions on various and varied targets, “people, organizations, ships and aircraft”, across Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

The West has imposed an unprecedented series of sanctions against Moscow since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.

The concern of Western countries now is to prevent the circumvention of these sanctions by Russia. For this reason, the latest measures taken by Washington also aim to “close the loopholes” where possible.

Washington promises to put obstacles in the (Russian) financial sector as well as Russia’s ability to produce energy in the medium and long term, the senior White House official noted.

He did not want to give details about the sanctions that were to be announced by other member states of the Group of Seven. He stressed that these measures will be included in a communiqué issued after a summit dedicated to Ukraine.