The new Russia sanctions bill, prepared by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and his colleagues, contains a ban on transactions with new issues of Russian debt securities with a maturity of more than two weeks. about this with reference to the text of the document, which has not yet been published on the congress website. writes Kommersant

The draft demands a ban on seven Russian banks, including Sberbank, VTB , VEB and Promsvyazbank, from conducting operations in the United States. For them, this will mean the impossibility of carrying out standard cash payments through correspondent accounts in US banks. Earlier, Bloomberg, citing a Barclays report, reported that this could have “significant consequences for the entire Russian economy, which could be even more painful than measures regarding sovereign debt.”

The authors of the project insist on more precise implementation of the CAATSA (Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions) Act by the executive branch. We are talking about reducing the deadlines for reporting by the White House on the implementation of sanctions, updating the “Kremlin list” within 60 days after the adoption of the document and the beginning of a practical search for the assets and personal fortune of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the world.

The senators call for the creation of a single mechanism that would include all anti-Russian sanctions introduced by separate acts, from “Ukrainian” to “anti-hacking”. Its work, judging by the draft, should be monitored by a “sanctions coordination office,” which is proposed to be created in the government. The “National Joint Center for Response to Hybrid Threats,” according to legislators, should combat Russian influence in the United States and in the world. For states vulnerable to Russian influence, it is proposed to open access to the US budget fund in the amount of $250 million starting in the 2020 fiscal year. “Malicious activity in cyberspace” could be monitored by the Office of Cyberspace and Digital Economy at the State Department.

The draft also contains a proposal to consider the issue of recognizing Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism.” This could be both the first step towards the introduction of enhanced sanctions, as was the case with Iran, and the start of a campaign to exclude Russia from the permanent membership of the UN Security Council.

The US sanctions bill contains a ban on transactions with new issues of government debt