Ambassador: Anti-Russian sanctions painful for some US firms

MOSCOW, Jan 28 (PRIME) -- The U.S. sanctions against Russia turned out to be painful for some U.S. companies, U.S. ambassador to Russia John Tefft said in an interview with Russian news agencies Thursday.

However, he said he believed that the sanctions that Russia introduced against the West were more painful for the country.

Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated to their worse since the Cold War in 2014 due to a military conflict in Ukraine. The West introduced sanctions against some Russian individuals and firms and further against the energy and banking sectors. In response, Russia limited food imports from some countries, including the U.S., the E.U., Canada, Australia, and Norway.

In mid-2015, the mutual sanctions were prolonged for one year.

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