China News Agency, Moscow, February 26 (Reporter Tian Bing) The Russian President's Press Secretary Peskov said on the 26th that the Russian army has resumed special military operations in Ukraine due to Ukraine's refusal to negotiate.

He also said that Russia has foreseen and prepared for sanctions from the West, and will formulate response measures that best serve its own interests.

　　Peskov said President Vladimir Putin had ordered a halt to further Russian military operations in Ukraine on the 25th due to plans to negotiate with Ukraine's top leadership.

Since the Ukrainian side subsequently refused to negotiate, the Russian army resumed military operations in Ukraine in accordance with the battle plan on the 26th.

　　In response to a series of intensive sanctions announced by the West against Russia, Peskov said that Russia has foreseen and prepared for sanctions from the West.

In the face of Western sanctions, Russia will formulate responses that best serve its own interests.

"We will then conduct further analysis to develop responses that will be in our best interests."

　　He said that Russia is quickly taking measures to minimize the losses caused by sanctions to ensure the continuous operation of all industries in the Russian economy and economic system.

　　Peskov told the media the day before that neither Russian President Vladimir Putin nor Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had opened accounts in the UK or elsewhere, and that sanctions against any top Russian leader were "irrelevant".

　　Dmitry Medvedev, vice chairman of the Russian Federation Security Council, said on the 26th that Western sanctions against Russia will not shake Russia, and operations in the Donbas region will continue in an all-round way.

He posted on Russian social media that day, saying that Western sanctions and bans will of course not shake Russia.

He emphasized that the special military operations of the Russian army in the Donbas region will continue in an all-round way until all the goals set by the Russian president are achieved.

　　Medvedev said that neither he nor his family had an account outside Russia, nor had his wealth hidden overseas.

He said that Russia will make a reciprocal response to the sanctions imposed by the West on the seizure of overseas assets of Russian citizens and enterprises.

Medvedev warned that Russia will seize and freeze the overseas assets of Russian citizens and companies to implement reciprocal retaliatory measures and seize the assets of foreign citizens and companies in Russia.

　　Russian Federation Council (upper house of parliament) Chairman Matviyenko said on the 25th that Russia has drawn up a package of countermeasures in response to a series of sanctions imposed by the West on Russia.

"These measures are different from Western restrictions on Russia, but we are very aware of the weaknesses of the West. We have prepared a package of countermeasures that will apply to all countries that have announced sanctions against Russia."

　　Recently, many Western countries have announced severe sanctions against Russia.

Among them, the EU imposed financial and technical sanctions on 64 key Russian institutions, including the Russian Presidential Office, the Ministry of Defense, the Foreign Intelligence Service and other government agencies, as well as the Russian Federation’s military, energy, aviation manufacturing companies and financial units, etc., and will include Russian A range of political figures, including President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, as well as other Russian citizens are on the sanctions list.

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