Background Press Call on Upcoming Action to Continue Holding Russia Accountable | The White House

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Because, I mean, my understanding was that you already were, you know, looking at these financial institutions for aiding and abetting.
62% : So we have, as is usually our practice, aligned with EU steps.
52% : So that is things like the diamonds action that we are taking in concert with the EU where we've already, in the United States, banned the import of Russian diamonds directly -- Russian non-industrial diamonds directly.
48% : I want to ask: Are there American or European financial services firms that have been in violation or have been facilitating these kinds of transactions already that will be in violation of these sanctions if they don't stop?SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Not to my knowledge, Alan.
43% : Can you guys say if the U.S. is planning to mirror the sanctions the EU adopted this week?

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