Punishment imposed by Western countries against Russia because of Ukraine, unable to cause unacceptable harm the Russian economy, said the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation D. Medvedev And..

" Moreover, they are not able to cause so-called unacceptable harm to the economy, which has undergone such press. International experience shows that such punishment is still no one has been brought to its knees ", - Medvedev said at a government meeting.

U.S. authorities on Wednesday introduced a fresh punishment with respect to the Russian credit institutions and organizations, as well as among them, Gazprombank and Vnesheconombank, as well as Rosneft and NOVATEK. They, for example, will be denied access to the US financial markets, and us companies and private persons are prohibited to grant companies loans for the period More than 90 days. Tougher punishment for Russia also approved the leaders of the European Union.

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