The German economy could lose several billion euros because of the latest sanctions imposed by the US against Russia. "Only because of the refusal of new deals to the German economy in the short term is threatened with damage of more than 100 million euros, and in the long term, projects with a total value of several billion euros could be under attack," the RIA Novosti news agency quotes an excerpt from a report by the Russian- German Foreign Trade Chamber. According to Matthias Shepp, the chairman of the VTP, a new wave of anti-Russian restrictions shows that the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine should be resolved as soon as possible. "Efforts must be made both by Moscow and Washington, and by the EU and responsible persons involved in the conflict of states," he stressed.. A representative of the US Treasury, Sigal Mandelker, has already stated that banks that deal with Russian companies and businessmen from the new US sanctions list will face "consequences", Bloomberg reports.. Those who continue to cooperate with the Russians may be subject to secondary sanctions, she said.. "We send a clear signal to Russian oligarchs and elites who benefit from the corrupt system built in Russia: you can no longer avoid the consequences of the destabilizing activity of your state," said Mandelker. On Friday, April 6, the United States promulgated new sanctions against the Russian Federation. In the list of the Ministry of Finance of the USA, a number of large Russian businessmen and organizations controlled by them. the US decision caused a sharp drop in the Russian currency.