ArmInfo. The impact of US sanctions against Russia on Armenia is obvious. This opinion was expressed by the head of the Armenian Institute for International Affairs and Security Stepan Safaryan on February 1 in Yerevan on the discussions "US and EU sanctions against Russia and their Armenian tracks". Expert reminded that Russia is a strategic ally of Armenia, moreover, the Armenian economy is in serious dependence on the Russian Federation, and in the republic there are about 3000 enterprises with Russian capital. "I would like to remind you again of the reasons for these sanctions: the annexation of the Crimea, the hybrid war in the East of Ukraine, the situation in Syria, and the traces of Russian interference in the presidential elections in the United States ", Safaryan is convinced. At the same time, the political expert believes that the language contained in the US development strategy presented by President Donald Trump is directly related to the "Kremlin report" of the Ministry of Finance submitted to Congress for approval. He recalled that the "Kremlin report" included representatives of the banking sector, the energy and gas industry, as well as the military industry. Safaryan stated that the sanctions against the Russian banking sector, which has serious involvement in the Armenian economy, have already affected Armenia, and the Electric Yerevan in 2015 became a vivid example. He also suggested that the consequences of the sanctions will affect the defense sphere, since a number of contracts operate between Armenia and Russia, and Russian defense enterprises also appeared on this list. "I believe that Russian businessmen of Armenian origin who are on this list can use Armenia as a rescue circle," Safaryan concluded.