Alexey Bukchin. West of the punishment relative to Russia immediately reflected in the economy of Belarus, said the head of Alexander Lukashenko in a statement to the Belarusian people and the National Assembly on Wednesday. in July of last year the EU and the US from point penalties against private individuals and organizations have moved to the measures against entire sectors of Russia's economy. on Wednesday, Lukashenko said that for the duration of Western sanctions against Russia in the economy of Belarus has been negative processes. Strongly decreased the rate of the Belarusian ruble, the volume of foreign trade. "penalties against main partner (Russia - ed.), the fall in oil prices, the contraction of the Russian market, the devaluation of the Russian ruble. Problems neighbors immediately impact on our economy. These external factors we don't control. We live in a global world, from which it is impossible to isolate ourselves, " he said. Western countries since March 2014 several times already imposed penalties because Russia's position on Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices were the limits imposed in March 2015, when expanded sanctions List Australia. The list of Russian citizens and organizations who have fallen under the punishment - in the material of the Fins news