US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that if anti-Russian sanctions related to a hypothetical invasion of Ukraine are introduced, “global consequences will not be avoided. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to an interview with the head of the Ministry of Finance to the French press.

“We recognize that sanctions will have some global implications,” Yellen said.

She noted that the restrictions being developed by the US authorities together with European partners "can certainly include export controls" of Russian energy resources. Therefore, Washington and Brussels are currently looking for ways to ensure the energy security of the European Union.

Earlier, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that the United States, amid the initiation of new criminal cases against Alexei Navalny, is working on sanctions against the inner circle of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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