Exclusive: US excludes Rosneft Germany from Russia sanctions, says German econ minister

Germany's economy minister told Reuters on Tuesday that the U.S. government had provided written assurance that the German business of Russia's Rosneft would be exempt from new energy sanctions because the assets are no longer under Russian control.
Economy Minister Katherina Reiche said the United States issued a "Letter of Comfort" last night, acknowledging that Rosneft's operations in Germany had been fully separated from the Russian parent company.