The US State Department did not rule out the introduction of new sanctions against Russia

The United States still retains the possibility of imposing new sanctions against Russia. The corresponding statement was made to reporters on May 1 by the official representative of the US State Department, Tammy Bruce, during a briefing.

"The possibility of imposing new sanctions against Russia also remains," she said.

At the same time, Bruce stressed that currently the United States is also not lifting the sanctions that were previously imposed on Russia.

The stage of the concept: The Russian Federation and the United States are negotiating on Ukraine on a bilateral basis

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On April 27, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the US side was not expanding sanctions against Russia in order not to interfere with the peace process on the conflict in Ukraine. According to him, Washington hopes that efforts for a peaceful settlement will work in a diplomatic manner to bring the two sides closer.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on April 24 that Russia appreciates the mediation services provided by US President Donald Trump and his administration in the negotiation process on the Ukrainian conflict.