MOSCOW, August 28. /TASS/. By introducing more anti-Russian sanctions, the United States is sacrificing whatever has been left of the Russian-US partnership of the past for the election race kickoff, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing on Wednesday.

"This decision which Washington announced at the beginning of August causes noting but regret. It is very sad that the remnants of the Russian-US partnership of the past is being sacrificed, or has already been sacrificed for domestic pre-election circumstances in the US… We remain certain that the US sanctions are an illegitimate tool of pressure not only on our country, but in principle on all countries this mechanism is used against," Zakharova said regarding the enforcement of the second package of anti-Russian sanctions over the Skripal affair.