“I would like the Russian people to know that the sanctions imposed by the United States are aimed at specific individuals and companies, and in no case at all against the Russian people. We have no complaints against law-abiding citizens, ”RIA Novosti quoted Pompeo as saying.
Earlier, the United States announced the imposition of sanctions against the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the city of Grozny, Aslan Iraskhanov, whom Washington considers "involved in the violation of human rights."
In early December, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions against a number of citizens and companies from Russia for malicious activities in the cyber sphere.
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Foreign Affairs Alexei Chepa in an interview with the FAN commented on this decision by the US Treasury.