MOSCOW, August 7 (RIA Novosti) - The United States is studying what consequences American businesses will face following Russia’s introduction of restrictions on food imports, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said Thursday.
“We are studying the decision and what impact it would have on the US business,” Harf said at the press briefing.
On Thursday Russia imposed a year ban on the imports of beef, pork, poultry, fish, seafood, milk, dairy products, as well as fruits and vegetables from the European Union, the United States, Australia, Canada, and Norway.
The measure counters the sanctions imposed by the West against Russia. The European Union, the United States and some other countries have compiled sanctions lists against Russian companies, banks, politicians, as well as the financial, energy and defense sectors of the Russian economy. The move has been linked to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
