“We are talking about unprecedented economic sanctions ... This is not what we want, but we, together with our allies, partners, have invested a lot in this response to ensure our readiness,” RIA Novosti quotes him.
Earlier, a senior US administration official said during a telephone briefing that the American side was preparing the simultaneous, rather than phased, imposition of sanctions against Russia in the event of an escalation around Ukraine.
Deputy head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexander Grushko believes that the threats of new sanctions from the West have nothing to do with real politics.