German Gref, chairman of the board of Sberbank of Russia, said that the administrations of former President Barack Obama and incumbent American leader Donald Trump have already exhausted a huge supply of sanctions against Russia. He announced this on Wednesday, November 11, in an interview on the Russia 1 TV channel.
“Honestly, we cannot yet predict what kind of a sanctions package this might be. The two previous administrations have exhausted a huge supply of sanctions. As a matter of fact, there are not so many objects for sanctions left, ”Gref said.
He added that the next sanctions may be “very radical” and will be followed by “a significant imbalance in world relations.” According to Gref, few are interested in imposing sanctions.
In mid-October, President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien admitted that there is almost no sanction left in Russia.
Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Russian president, said in September that the United States had fallen into sanctions dependence, while other countries around the world did not approve of this trend.