US sanctions targeting Rosneft will not impact the Russian oil giant's German subsidiaries, the German government told AFP Tuesday, downplaying fears their operations could be affected as they were not formally excluded.

Last week US President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on Rosneft and another Russian oil giant, Lukoil, complaining that talks with Vladimir Putin on ending the Ukraine war were going nowhere. 

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