New wave of sanctions: News may freeze Russia for $130 billion

A group of US senators will meet with the Treasury Department to discuss freezing Russian gold assets worth $132 billion, according to some sources, writes the RIA news agency, followed Periscope.

The United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in constant contact with members of Congress. The office will provide the necessary technical assistance in drafting the” decision, said a source for the Russian portal.

As highlighted, the new measures would also affect people involved in any kind of transaction with Russian gold. The document can be compiled earlier than this week, writes American portal Axios. At the same time, the president of the United States of America has the right to impose such sanctions, regardless of the conventioners' decision. /Periscopi/