World news :: Sand promised an adequate response to new US sanctions – Tomsk Review

December 30, 2016

Moscow will give an adequate response to new US sanctions imposed against Russia. As reported RIA Novosti, said on Thursday, December 29, the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov.

Official representative of the Kremlin noted that the response will be based on the principle of reciprocity. “The answer will be formulated in line with that direction that will determine the President of the Russian Federation”, — said Peskov.

Press Secretary of the President has expressed a regret in connection with the decisions of the White house. According to him, the new sanctions were another display of aggression and unpredictability of the foreign policy of the outgoing administration of US President Barack Obama.

the Team of the elected President of Donald trump, according to Peskov, “imposed model of behavior.” “We see clearly that the new administration is trying to impose a certain line, that is, to deprive the administration of the [trump] a certain level of capacity, and deprive her of course, which will offer to go to the new President,” quotes his words TASS.

this Peskov stressed that Moscow believes new sanctions are unjustified and illegal from the point of view of international law. “We strongly disagree with any of the baseless claims, accusations that were voiced in the address of the Russian side”, — concluded the spokesman.

Earlier, Russian foreign Ministry Commissioner for human rights, democracy and rule of law Konstantin Dolgov called the US imposed anti-Russian sanctions counterproductive. He added that such unilateral steps intended to harm relations and complicate their recovery in the future.

on 29 December, President Barack Obama imposed sanctions against Russia in connection with the alleged attacks on the electoral system. Among the organizations targeted by the sanctions — the FSB and GRU. The sanctions list also includes six individuals.

the same day, the United States decided to send 35 Russian diplomats and close access to two objects used by the Russian workers in new York and Maryland. This measure is stated as “a response to a campaign of harassment of American diplomats in Moscow from the Russian authorities”.