Some countries in the European Union "brings a sacrifice" in the sanctions war with Russia and suffer more than the US, but on measures of assistance to the allies as long as nothing to say, said on Sunday, White house press Secretary Josh Ernest. "We can't underestimate the importance of our European partners and allies who are working with us to impose these penalties. Keeping these penalties requires from the part of European partners more significant sacrifice than from North America, " said Ernest reporters on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Germany. the Commissioner of the White house recalled that the economies of several EU countries are more integrated with the Russian economy than with the American. at the same time, answering the question, is the U.S. ready to offer your affected allies more tangible economic assistance, for example, in the field of supply of energy resources instead of Russian, Ernest said that he had nothing to report. Russia first of many times accused the U.S. at the outbreak of the sanctions war, and called by reason of such acts of unfair economic competition as compared to the Russian and European organizations. Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. Before the US and EU has imposed punishment on a number of Russian Residents, they are prohibited from entering the EU because of their positions on Crimea and Ukraine. Over the past year the sanctions List, many times replenished with new individuals and legal entities. Summer 2014 was added and sectoral economic penalties. In response, Russia restricted imports of food items from countries that have entered against her punishment: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway. 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 list of Russian citizens and organizations who have fallen under the punishment - in the material of the Fins news