U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Washington is planning to unveil fresh sanctions against Russia to target imports via third countries. Yellen added that Washington will contribute US$20 billion to a US$50 billion G7 loan package for Ukraine, using profits from Russia's assets frozen since the beginning of the war.
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00:00U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Washington will soon bring new sanctions against
00:06Russia.
00:07And as soon as next week, we will unveil strong new sanctions targeting those facilitating
00:15the Kremlin's war machine, including intermediaries and third countries that are supplying Russia
00:23with critical inputs for its military.
00:28Yellen says the U.S. also plans to contribute US$20 billion to a US$50 billion G7 loan package
00:35for Ukraine, using profits earned from the interest payments on frozen Russian assets.
00:41She says G7 leaders intend to get the aid to Ukraine before the end of the year.