“Once again, we call on the British leadership to abandon an unfounded confrontational line with respect to our country.
Any unfriendly steps will not be left without an adequate, proportionate response, "TASS quotes a message from the Russian diplomatic mission.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also commented on the sanctions imposed by the UK on seven Russian citizens.
Earlier, Britain imposed restrictions on seven Russian citizens: they were added to the list associated with "chemical weapons". As stated in the document, we are talking about employees of the Federal Security Service.