Obama mindful of U.S. companies on Russia sanctions - White House


  • World
  • Thursday, 26 Jun 2014

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Wednesday President Barack Obama was "mindful" of not putting U.S. companies at a significant competitive disadvantage when mulling further sanctions against Russia over its intervention in Ukraine.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters sanctions against Russia would be most effective if implemented with Washington's European allies, who are among Moscow's top trading partners.

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