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US State Dept Expects New Anti-Russia Sanctions to Come Into Effect on August 27 © AFP 2018 / Mladen Antonov US <https://sputniknews.com/us/> 03:50 24.08.2018(updated 04:08 24.08.2018) Get short URL 3 <https://sputniknews.com/us/201808241067429321-usa-announces-russia-sanctions/#comments> 03 US State Department announced the date it expects the new Washington's sanctions against Russia to come into force. US State Department spokesperson told Sputnik that the new package of sanctions against Russia related to alleged Moscow's involvement in former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal's poisoning in early March is expected to come into effect on August 27. "The notification… elapsed on August 22. We have submitted the Federal Register Notice enacting the sanctions and expect that it will be published on August 27th," the spokesperson said. [image: State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert speaks during a briefing at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017]© AP Photo / Alex Brandon State Dept Warns of Possible US Sanctions on Any Country Purchasing Russia's S-400 Air Defense Systems <https://sputniknews.com/us/201808231067426608-usa-state-department-threatens-s-400-turkey-sanctions/> Washington announced its new anti-Russian sanctions over Moscow's alleged use of chemical weapons in Salisbury on August 8. The new sanctions include, in particular, a ban on supplies of dual-purpose electronic devices and components to Russia. US government also threatened to impose another round of sanctions against Moscow that would include banning Russian carrier Aeroflot's flights to the US, limiting diplomatic ties and halting US exports, saying that the second wave of sanctions depends on Moscow's future policies. Russia has repeatedly denied involvement in the Skripals case, pointing at the fact that London has neither provided evidence nor cooperated with Moscow in investigating the incident. *READ MORE: More Americans Favor Improved Relations With Russia Over Sanctions <http://sputniknews.com/us/20180823/1067401406.html>* Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said after US sanctions announcement that if some sort of ban on banking activities or currency ban was imposed on Russia — it would mean a declaration of economic war ant that Russia would have to respond to it "economically, politically or in any other way, if need be".
