US National Intelligence submitted a report, which refers to the ineffectiveness of the sanctions imposed on Russia. The report was presented to the Senate Armed Services Committee by US National Intelligence Director Daniel Coates.. The main idea of Coates's message was the following:
Russia copes with sanctions pressure.
Little of, The report states that, that the severity of anti-Russian sanctions causes a tougher response. According to Coates, such a reaction is, that Russia "is trying to split Western democratic society and continues to interfere in the internal political processes in the United States".
from the report:
Russia is trying to weaken the partnership in relations between the United States and European partners.
This statement was made against the background of, that the US authorities themselves announced the need to introduce increased prices for metals, shipped from Europe. According to US President Donald Trump, Europe and 'many others' literally 'parasite on the US'. In response, Europe said, that the US is starting a trade war, which will hit the United States itself.
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