Deputy foreign Minister of Russia: new sanctions Washington will not remain unanswered

Moscow is ready to respond to possible new U.S. sanctions, but the us restrictive measures are poorly connected with reality, told Russian journalists Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

“By and large, the new sanctions are possible, and this was when the reasons for which was introduced previous sanctions, removed, or changed. So you need to be prepared for this turn,” Ryabkov said in an interview with Russian media.

Ryabkov: claims U.S. Russia unfounded and bezosnovatelnymi to him, the study of the response is, “but to announce in advance, and, in General, to announce some things it would be wrong, because this would contradict our line on responsible attitude to interstate standards”. “This is not the situation when absolutely always apply the principle of “an eye for an eye”, >

He noted that Russia does not always gives publicity response to Western sanctions. “As for the response, we are not looking for PR effect in this area. Not always what is in the order of reactions, including asymmetric, becomes public. We continue to work on the preparation of possible new sanctions. We do not see the connection between the American action sanctions in the field and what happens in reality, in the world, it is like two Contracting sector,” said Ryabkov.

As the United States and the European Union imposed sanctions against Russian politicians and businessmen

Western countries since March has repeatedly imposed sanctions against a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and companies because of the position of Russia in Ukraine. The last case of this practice began in December limitations, when the US President declared an economic blockade of the Crimea, and in the sanctions list included a number of famous figures from the Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.