Moscow says it will respond to new EU sanctions
Moscow says it will respond to new EU sanctions
16:11, 16.03.2019

Russia will respond to new European Union sanctions, – the country’s foreign ministry said on Saturday.

“The Russian side will not leave this unfriendly action by the European Union unanswered. The EU’s claim that Russia broke international law and used unjustified force does not correspond with reality at all. The excuse for placing our fellow countrymen on the European Union’s illegitimate sanctions lists amazes with its hypocrisy and cynicism,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.

The EU on Friday added eight more Russians to its sanctions list over a stand-off between Russia and Ukraine in the Azov Sea. The EU imposed travel bans and asset freezes on Russian officials in relation to an incident in the Azov Sea last November, when the Russian navy captured 24 Ukrainian sailors and their vessels in the Kerch Strait, near Crimea.

 





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