The Russian president said this in an interview with the TV channel "Russia-1".

According to Putin, more than a thousand employees - diplomats and technical workers have worked and are still working these days in Russia.

However, 755 of them will have to cease their activities in the Russian Federation.

"We have a volume of trade and economic ties with the United States is small. It does not go into any comparison with the volume of trade relations, say, with China, with the countries of the European Union. The possibilities are great, and due to various circumstances, the volume is small, "the president emphasized..

Recall, as previously reported, "URA-Inform," members of the House of Representatives of the US Congress have made progress in agreeing a bill on new sanctions against Russia.