BUENOS AIRES, February 23. /TASS/. A new anti-Russian sanctions list unveiled by the US on February 23 became the most extensive ever, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a joint press conference with Argentina’s Foreign Minister Diana Mondino.

"That is the largest number of designations that we’ve yet taken in a single Russia-related action," he said. Blinken reiterated that the sanctions and export restrictions are being introduced against more than 500 private individuals and legal entities as a response, among other things, to Russia launching its special military operation in Ukraine.

Earlier, the US Department of the Treasury published new anti-Russian sanctions lists which included private individuals and legal entities from Russia and other countries.