Anatoly Antonov, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, responded to White House sanctions in response to Russia’s recent decision to recognize two eastern Ukrainian regions and claimed that Americans would be punished. In a speech on Tuesday, President Joe Biden said he would sanction two state-owned banks, including one that services the Russian military, as well as elites close to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the country’s sovereign debt. Earlier, German Chancellor Olaf Sholz said the country would suspend its agreement with Russia to use the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Antonov, in a social media post, said the U.S. sanctions “cannot solve a thing.” “It is hard to imagine that there is a person in Washington who expects Russia to revise its foreign policy under a threat of restrictions,” he wrote. “I don’t remember a single day when our country lived without any restrictions from the Western world. We have …