MOSCOW, November 14. /TASS/. Illegal sanctions of the US and the EU hit hard the Syrian economy, while Washington and its allies continue plundering energy resources and food of the country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

"The US and the EU continue suppressing the economy of the Syrian Arab Republic by illegal unilateral sanctions that prohibiting the country’s import of construction materials and power generators, medicines and medical equipment, as well as infant formulae and toothpaste as dual-purpose goods. At the same time, Washington and its allies, unlawfully occupying territories in the northeast and south of Syria, are participating in plundering and smuggling oil and grain, depriving the Syrian population of food and energy resources," the ministry noted.