Crab merchant Arkadi Gontmakher says he is in poor health . Moreover , jurors ruled that the events of the crimes did n't occur in the first place , according to Gontmakher 's lawyer . His company was once the largest importer to the U.S. of Russian seafood . The United States has imposed sanctions on Russia over its annexation of Crimea and support for separatists fighting a government that Moscow opposes.
Crab merchant Arkadi Gontmakher says he is in poor health . His company was once the largest importer to the U.S. of Russian seafood . The United States has imposed sanctions on Russia over its annexation of Crimea and support for separatists fighting a government that Moscow opposes.