2. The export of freely convertible currencies outside its territory, including deposits or instruments representative of these currencies, is not permitted by any contracting party with respect to the trade in the products and services of nationals, businesses and organisations of the other party. Russia protested on September 2, 2017 against a search, U.S. officials planned a Russian trade mission ship in Washington D.C., just after the United States, “invoked by the Russians in a spirit of parity”, Russia claimed two of its diplomatic annexes (buildings) in Washington D.C and New York City, as well as its Consulate General in San Francisco. [178] The Russian Foreign Ministry declared the inspection “illegal” and “unprecedented aggressive action”. She also called for the United States to “immediately return Russian diplomatic facilities.” [179] [180] The agreement will allow Russia to export goods to the United States while it will receive non-discriminatory treatment of its products. We expect this agreement to create business opportunities for Russian companies and encourage the development of a market economy in Russia, while laying the groundwork for improved business opportunities for U.S. companies. “Last year [2015] was not particularly favourable to trade between Russia and the United States. Our total revenue in 2015 was $21 billion, down 27.9 percent,” a senior Russian official said in April 2016.
[342] In late 2017, CNN concluded that a series of actions taken by the Trump administration in the week leading up to Christmas, such as the designation of Russia as a “rival power” and “revisionist power” (with China), the imposition of sanctions against Ramsan Kadyrov, a close ally of Putin, the decision to equip Ukraine with anti-tank weapons, coupled with a harder line of the State Department on Moscow`s activities in eastern Ukraine and the Pentagon`s accusations that Russia would deliberately violate the conflict agreements in Syria, showed “a resolute abandonment of the warmer and more cooperative relations with Russia that President Donald Trump had demanded during his election campaign and at the beginning of his presidency.” [182] [183] [184] In February 2018, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said, drawing on Donald Trump`s own statement: “[President Donald Trump] has been tougher on Russia in the first year than Obama in eight years.” [185] [186] (a) the benefits granted by one of the contracting parties as a result of its full membership in a customs union or free trade area; 1.