Kremlin: Russia to prepare retaliation against new US sanctions

MOSCOW, Jun 21 (PRIME) -- Russia will prepare retaliatory measures against the extended U.S. sanctions, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday.

“As the sanctions of the previous few years show, the main principle of reaction to the sanctions is certainly the principle of reciprocity, so it is quite understandable and clear,” Peskov said.

“The sanctions were taken with regret, with regret over a continued stake on such sanctions rhetoric, far from constructive, and most importantly – far from the actual demonstration of the political will to settle the problem that we have around Ukraine.”

On Tuesday, the U.S. expanded its sanction list over the situation in Ukraine by adding 38 positions.

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