Secretary of state of the United States Mike Pompeo said the decision of the US capital to impose penalties against another Swiss structure of Rosneft - TNK Trading international S. A.(TTI). As before told in American Finance, the limits are related to the fact that the Firm " is working in the oil sector of the Venezuelan economy ". Set the period to 20 may to minimize the business in Venezuela from subsidiaries of " Rosneft ". After that date, for interaction with the listed companies have the opportunity to pursue the American punishment. According to Pompeo, the US " imposed punishment in order to bring Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the negotiating table ". in February, a senior Commissioner of the American administration said that Rosneft Trading " controls the bulk of the oil regime of Maduro, which is traded all over the world to bypass the punishment." in Russian organizations, these penalties called illegal and unjustified, noting that the activities of the RTSA in Venezuela is only commercial in nature and does not pursue political goals. <span style="color:darkgray