MOSCOW, February 5. /TASS/. Russia was taken aback that the United States imposed sanctions on its oil majors Lukoil and Rosneft following talks in Anchorage, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with RT.
He also noted that Russian companies are being openly pushed out of Venezuela in the wake of the US operation in the country.
TASS has compiled the key statements by the Foreign Minister.
"Sanctions still remain. Moreover, for the first time, new sanctions were imposed, particularly harsh ones, against our largest oil companies, Lukoil and Rosneft."
Moscow was taken aback that Washington imposed sanctions on Russian companies Lukoil and Rosneft following talks in Anchorage: "We parted ways in Anchorage with Russia supporting the US proposal to resolve the Ukrainian crisis. After that, we waited for the US to confirm, since you agreed with our proposal — let’s announce something, convene a conference, sign something, [convene] a peace council. But sanctions against Lukoil and Rosneft suddenly happened."
