US bans transactions with Russian central bank
美国宣布禁止与俄罗斯央行进行交易
The US has taken its most aggressive step yet to cripple Russia’s economy and financial system, announcing a ban on transactions with Russia’s central bank and new sanctions on the Russian Direct Investment Fund and its chief executive Kirill Dmitriev, a key ally of President Vladimir Putin.
美国采取了迄今最激进的措施来削弱俄罗斯的经济和金融体系，宣布禁止与俄罗斯央行进行交易，并对俄罗斯直接投资基金(RDIF)及其首席执行官基里尔•德米特里耶夫(Kirill Dmitriev)实施新的制裁，后者是俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔•普京(Vladimir Putin)的重要盟友之一。
The move by the US Treasury on Monday morning follows a joint pledge by western nations on Saturday to block Russia’s ability to access roughly $630bn in foreign reserves and impose huge costs on its economy in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine.
美国财政部周一早上宣布这些措施之前，西方国家上周六共同承诺阻止俄罗斯动用大约6300亿美元外汇储备的能力，使其为入侵乌克兰付出巨大经济代价。
