Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted that sanctions still remain in force MOSCOW, February 5. /TASS/. Moscow was taken aback that Washington imposed sanctions on Russian companies Lukoil and Rosneft following talks in Anchorage, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. "Sanctions still remain. Moreover, for the first time, new sanctions were imposed, particularly harsh ones, against our largest oil companies, Lukoil and Rosneft, a couple of weeks after the meeting in Anchorage.