US President Joe Biden said that this week he will negotiate with the leaders of the countries from the seven group about possible additional sanctions against Russia in connection with the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Israeli edition of Details writes.
to the question of journalists about US plans after the European Union proposed a new package of sanctions against Russia, including a phased oil embargo, Biden replied: “We are always open for additional sanctions.” “I will speak with the members of the” Big Seven “this week about what we are going to do or not to do,” he added.
The White House did not report when Biden would speak with the leaders of the Big Seven countries. The White House spokesman Jen Psaki said that the United States continues to consider possible options for personal sanctions against oligarchs and businessmen close to the Kremlin. “I would say that no one is safe from our sanctions,” she said.