Russia condemns EU and US sanctions

Russia condemns the sanctions imposed on the country by the US and the EU and does not support such policies in general, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said today during a meeting with his Cuban counterpart, RIA Novosti reports.

On Monday the EU and the US imposed additional sanctions on Russia. Visa restrictions and asset freezing were imposed on over a dozen top Russian officials and managers of state companies, including Rosneft's chief executive Igor Sechin, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak and Head of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov.