Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Kremlin.ru.
Russia can unexpectedly and asymmetrically respond to the United States to one of the most severe sanctions against Moscow that Congress is preparing. Experts expect Russian President Vladimir Putin to address the issue in his speech to the Federal Assembly.
Possible answers therefore include a ban on imports of household appliances from the United States into Russia, including food processors and refrigerators. Russia will thus overtake the US intention to impose such sanctions. The volumes of these supplies from the US to Russia are small, so the economic damage will be negligible and the political effect will be impressive.
Russia may also ban the purchase of vehicles and machinery and equipment in the US. The volume of such transactions is about $ 4 billion per year (according to 2020 data). Russia can easily find analogues of these products on the world market.
Finally, Russia can restrict or completely ban the supply of its petroleum products to the United States. This could be painful for the US, the publication said. According to experts, Russia is now in second place in the supply of hydrocarbons to the United States and the volume of transactions is about $ 12 billion. In this case, some oil refineries in the United States may come to a halt, with crisis emerging on farms that put pressure on politics.
Please note that there is no official confirmation of this version of Russia's response to possible US sanctions.