Today, Tuesday, the United States of America issued several new sanctions against Russia, targeting gold and the defense industry.

   The US Treasury said in a statement that it has imposed several sanctions on 70 entities, many of them essential to the Russian defense base industry, as well as 29 individuals in an effort to impede Russia's ability to develop and deploy weapons and technology used in them.  its conquest of Ukraine.

   The US Treasury added that it has imposed sanctions on more than 100 individuals and entities and banned new imports of Russian gold.

   The increased sanctions imposed by the USA are aimed at putting pressure on Russia, after its war against Ukraine.