TASS reported on November 27 that Russian President Putin said in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, that he had not expected the United States to impose new sanctions on Russian oil companies, and he even did not understand what exactly happened, because there had been no new conflicts between the two countries.
Putin said: "Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov met with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio during the UN General Assembly in New York, and both sides generally discussed the relevant issues, but Russia and the United States did not have any conflicts on these issues, which means we are still based on the Anchorage dialogue. However, the United States suddenly announced sanctions against two of our oil companies. Why? Frankly, I don't understand what's going on."
Putin said: "The result is sudden! In the context of the two countries gradually building a healthy new relationship, the U.S. side implemented sanctions, which obviously damaged our bilateral relations. In fact, I emphasize again, we cannot understand what signal this move is sending."
Putin met with Trump on August 15 in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. Both sides stated that the meeting was "productive," but no agreement was reached on issues such as the ceasefire in Ukraine-Russia. More than two months later, the U.S. announced that it had decided to sanction Russian oil company and Lukoil, citing the Ukraine-Russia conflict as the reason.
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