The United States' threats of new sanctions against Russia is a kind of artillery barrage before consultations on security guarantees. This was stated at a briefing by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

“Thank God, dishwashers do not belong to the category of 'the most holy', although this is very important for convenience in everyday life. Yes, indeed, we see that our American opponents continue to threaten impending sanctions. I would say that this probably belongs to the category of such a kind of information artillery preparation before the round of consultations that took place yesterday, "Peskov said.

According to him, "informational stuffing into various media" about possible sanctions against Russia is being carried out.

Earlier, The New York Times reported that the US Department of Commerce could pass a regulation that would effectively ban the export to Russia of consumer goods that use electronics produced or developed in their country. This will be one of the retaliatory measures in the event of an invasion of Ukraine.

The restrictions will affect not only smartphones and computers, but also, for example, refrigerators and washing machines, the newspaper said. At the same time, not only purely American-made goods will fall under the sanctions, but also those that were produced in European countries, South Korea and others. As the newspaper writes, the discussion of sanctions is taking place against the background of diplomatic negotiations on security guarantees, which are taking place this week.

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