“The absurdity triumphs when a deliberate provocation with the alleged“ poisoning ”of A. Navalny with some“ combat chemicals ”is declared as the reason for the imposition of sanctions.
All this is just a pretext for continuing open interference in our internal affairs.
They do not intend to put up with this.
We will react on the basis of the principle of reciprocity, not necessarily symmetrically, ”the statement reads.
Zakharova noted that "instead of being drawn into a new round of confrontation, the United States should attend to honest fulfillment of its obligations, for example, to destroy chemical weapons, which Russia simply does not have since 2017."
“Calculations to impose something on Russia by means of sanctions or other pressure have failed in the past, and fail now.
If the United States is not ready for an equal dialogue on a reasonable basis, that is their choice.
Regardless of the American "sanctions bias", we will continue to consistently and resolutely defend our national interests, rebuffing any aggression.
We urge our colleagues not to play with fire, ”the message says.
On March 2, the European Union introduced new sanctions against Russia due to the situation with Alexei Navalny.
On the same day, the United States also announced new sanctions against Moscow.