The United States will continue to strangle Russia with sanctions because of the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter. Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation Christopher Ford stressed that the new measures will be draconian.. According to him, Washington needs to be more careful and deliberate in its approach to the issue of the second package of sanctions.. "Second round - more draconian. And the more draconian options you have on the list, the more carefully you have to weigh the pro and contra risks, ”RIA Novosti quotes him..

Earlier, US Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker stressed that Washington plans to introduce new restrictions against Moscow once a month or two, reminds RIA FAN. March 4, 2018. , ex-intelligence officer of the Russian Federation Sergey Skipal and his daughter Julia were found in an insane state in Salisbury. London said that people were poisoned with Russian-made Novice combat toxin.. In the Russian Federation, these unsubstantiated accusations were rejected; however, London expelled 23 Russian diplomats from the country, and a number of other countries took similar measures.. Moscow responded mirror.