The US House of Representatives approved a new batch of anti-Russian sanctions, but it seems that one of Washington's major allies - Berlin - is not really happy about it.
German businesses are alarmed by the approval of the new sanctions bill in the US House of Representatives viewed as a tool to advance the United States' commercial interests, the German Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. "This is concerning not only for the German industry. … Sanctions against Russia should not become a tool of industrial policy in the US interests," spokesman Martin Schaefer said at a press briefing. Moreover, the bloc is considering potential EU responses if European energy companies or other businesses are impacted by the US sanctions over their relations with Russian firms.
