Washington's plans to introduce restrictive against our banks will be equated to a declaration of trade war. This was stated by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. "Sanctions against the banking sector are really a declaration of a trade war, these are the most severe sanctions," the chairman of the government told Euronews on Wednesday, October 17. At the same time, he believes that the Russian economy is able to withstand new restrictions. "There is no doubt that we can overcome this kind of pressure, we have no doubt that our economy can adapt to any form of pressure. The only question is, why is this necessary? The question is precisely that it destroys the international order ", - said Medvedev.

According to the prime minister, the trade turnover between Russia and the United States is insignificant, so the sanctions will not have a significant impact on both countries.. The fact that the Americans were going to introduce restrictions on Russian state-owned banks became known this August.. Congress received a bill that contains rules on the closure of their correspondent accounts in US credit institutions.

If the document enters into force, these banks will not be able to conduct transactions in dollars.