The legislative initiative of the US Senate Banking Committee on strengthening economic sanctions against Russia can be a reflection of the "political position", beyond which real steps will not follow; Nevertheless, the situation is such that, contrary to the attitude of President Trump to Russia, the authorities of the country are dominated by the belief that Russia is an enemy.

This opinion was expressed to the "Observer" by the ex-consul general of Ukraine in Edinburgh and Istanbul, the chairman of the board of the "Maidan of Foreign Affairs" foundation Bogdan Yaremenko.

Answering the question whether the relevant bill will be adopted, as well as what consequences it may have for Russia, the diplomat acknowledged: "I can not predict this. You need to know the specific circumstances. This may be just a political position, it may be a legislative initiative that may have consequences, or may not have a ".

At the same time, Yaremenko stressed: "The bill reflects a very important situation for Ukraine as a whole in the US. At the level of the vast majority of lawmakers and even members of Donald Trump's cabinet, there is quite a clear certainty that Russia is an enemy, it's an enemy, and that it is necessary to prepare to counter the Russian Federation ".

"In this regard, this is quite an expected initiative. We are already seeing the unfolding of the process of preparing the US for something big and serious against Russia, which is already difficult to stop. We will see such initiatives more and more, as Russia daily does everything possible to provide as much reason as possible to distrust itself, "the diplomat added..

He also noted that "contrary to the clear desire of Donald Trump personally to reach a level of positive relations with Russia, he is alone in US power circles in this desire" - "the rest have absolutely the opposite opinion".

As the "Observer" wrote, the US Senate introduced a bill to tighten economic sanctions against Russia for actions in Ukraine, in Syria, as well as for cyberattacks in the United States.

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