"Rosatom" perceived US sanctions as an element of unfair competition
ROSATOM perceives anti-Russian Western sanctions as an element of unfair competition. This is stated in the statement of the State Corporation.
"Today Rosatom is a world leader in exporting nuclear energy technologies, so sanctions are perceived as an element of unfair competition on the part of unfriendly states," the document, which is at the disposal of TASS, said.
Rosatom emphasized that the state corporation managed to adapt to the conditions of increasing sanctions pressure.
Earlier in the day, the authorities in Washington and London expanded sanctions against Russia. The list included Gazprom Neft and its head Alexander Dyukov, Surgutneftegaz, Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev, as well as 100 Russian tankers. Reacting to this, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Izvestia that U.S. President Joe Biden is not going to "leave a mark in history" in this way, but "only leave a legacy" before his departure.
Back in November 2024, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that Western sanctions will not lead to restrictions on Russia's foreign trade. According to him, all restrictions by Western countries first of all hit them.
Western countries increased sanctions pressure on Russia after the start of the special operation to protect civilians in Donbass, which was announced on February 24, 2022.
