The Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that the penalties for the Russian Federation is not fatal, But the damage of the current work is applied. "It was Clear that we face not only with objective difficulties of the transition period, But also with external resistance. And so it happened. A number of Western countries have introduced So-called punishment, limits against the Crimea and Russia in General. But I must say that our neighbors are not very ingenuity: the water is shut off, it is still what the problems are, " said Putin at a meeting on the problems of socio-economic development of Crimea and Sevastopol. "All this, by itself, is not fatal, But causes some, of course, the harm in the current work," he said. Crimea and Sevastopol these days emphasize the 1st anniversary of reunification with Russia. In a referendum on March 16, 2014, the vast majority of Crimean residents voted for secession from Ukraine and reunification with Russia. In Crimea for entering the Russian Federation voted 96, 77%, in Sevastopol - 95, 6%. The US, EU and partner countries do not recognize the reunification of Russia and the Crimea, they have introduced penalties against parts of commissioners of the Russian Federation and organizations. Western countries from March 2014 has repeatedly imposed sentences because of the position of Russia in Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices were the limits imposed in March 2015, when was expanded US sanction List. A list of Russian citizens and organizations that have come under penalties - in the material of the Fin news