The US does not want to impose preventive sanctions against Russia even after the call of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to impose restrictions on Russia due to its troop buildup along the borders of Ukraine. This was announced by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on CNN..

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Blinken is confident that if sanctions are introduced now, the most important deterrent will be lost.

“Everything we do, including jointly with Europe, creates huge consequences for Russia, which are calculated to take into account the influence of President Putin, as well as to deter and dissuade him from aggressive actions, even if we are engaged in diplomacy at the same time”.

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Earlier, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that all sanctions against Russia will have consequences for Germany and it is necessary to get rid of the illusion that this is not so..