Restrictive measures that the White House came up with and introduced the Russian businessmen and officials were very effective. Therefore, the US administration will continue to use sanctions as a lever of pressure. This was stated by the US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. "The sanctions that we imposed against the oligarchs and Russian politicians brought the right result. These sanctions are very, very powerful tools. We are not afraid to apply them, "Mnuchin stressed on Fox Business. The head of the US Treasury admitted that all the last week in the White House there were consultations, what other restrictive measures can be taken against Russia, using as a pretext the situation around Syria. And the principal decision that sanctions should be strengthened, it was accepted. However, premature appearance in the telecast of the US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley about a new package of anti-Russian sanctions forced the administration of Donald Trump to change plans. The introduction of new measures was postponed. But nobody forgot about them, stressed Mnuchin. "We will use these tools, but we will not broadcast to the whole world our specific ideas on this matter," he promised.. The next package of anti-Russian sanctions was introduced by the US Treasury on April 6.

Measures have concerned Russian entrepreneurs, large companies and top managers. In response, State Duma deputies initiated a bill providing for retaliatory measures against the United States and its allies, which also impose sanctions against the Russian Federation. In particular, it is proposed to introduce a partial ban on the purchase of goods in these countries. Later, on April 16, US President Donald Trump said that he was not yet considering the possibility of announcing new sanctions against Moscow.