American oil companies, which have billions of dollars in losses because of the anti-punishment, appeal to the lobby to reduce restrictive measures against Russian companies. According to the Agency, lobbying for the rejection of anti-Russian sanctions in the EU, the US and the UK spent millions of dollars. Oil organization BP, Chevron and ExxonMobil are turning to national lobby to reduce losses from punishment. Under these agreements, organizations gain access to officials from the state Department and the Federal Treasury, and to members of Parliament. according to Bloomberg correspondent lobbying are former senators. As an example, she cites John Breaux and don Nichols, and former head of Mississippi Haley Barbour. "They benefit from the hardships faced by the Russian people," says the journalist 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 of the USA. The Russian President Vladimir Putin on 6 August about the use of specific Import of a number of items from countries that have imposed the punishment is relatively capital of Russia, is bounded on the year. In the corresponding list includes beef, pork, fruits, poultry, cheeses and dairy products, nuts and other products. A complete list of prohibited to import into the Russian Federation of products -