Media: Western organizations continue to work in the Russian Federation despite threats of punishment
Western energy organizations continue to conduct its own business in Russia, despite the rules of the geopolitical conflict and economic sanctions. the focus of the article, the new York times was the agreement on cooperation, signed with Exxon Mobil, BP and Total, at the St. Petersburg economic forum in may 2014. As underlined in the press organizations act, despite the dangers of the West on further anti-Russian sanctions, protecting their economic desires." It is our responsibility not to leave partners in difficult periods, " said BP's CEO Robert Dudley. Proceeding from the position of large Western business analysts conclude that Russia's energy sector will not be affected by the sanctions. On the first day of the week the head centuries Putin said that no country would voluntarily give up energy cooperation With Russia. Before Putin, head of Russian Foreign Minister S. Lavrov Century, and the majority of officials, deputies and large Authorized business many times emphasized that entered against Russia punishment from the US and the EU will hit boomerangs by the initiators of these restrictions. Agree with it and in the West. The German Federal Union of wholesale and foreign trade and service industries (BGA) in March cautioned against the introduction of sanctions against Russia, As the head of the Board of Wintershall Rainer Seele, as well as the Executive Director of the Eastern division of the German economy Rainer Lindner. In March the West, not recognizing the unification of Russia and Crimea, has imposed punishment on a number of Russian politicians and businessmen. USA on April 28 in connection With the situation in Ukraine was included in the sanctions list of the 7 Russian nationals and 17 organizations, widening it to almost 50 politicians and entrepreneurs from Russia and Ukraine. The European Union has extended sanctions list of Russian citizens for another fifteen, and later at 13 people, to 61 people. At the same time the assistant to the US state Secretary on Affairs of Europe and Eurasia Victoria Nuland said that Washington would impose sanctions against the entire economy sectors of Russia, if Moscow would try to disrupt the presidential election in Ukraine or recognize results of the referendum in Donetsk and Luhansk and enter the troops.