“For our part, we are preparing response measures, creatively applying the accumulated experience for a more focused impact on Washington and Ottawa, singing along with it,” said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

She stressed that in a situation where the West, led by the United States, is acting extremely aggressively, Russian counter-sanctions will be built on the basis of the principles of strict reciprocity and the inevitability of punishment.

On February 24, the US Department of Commerce blacklisted 66 Russian companies for supporting the Russian military-industrial complex.

Also, the US Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions against a number of Russian banks, including financial organizations Uralsib, Zenit, Moscow Credit Bank, MTS Bank.

Canada has imposed sanctions on 129 individuals and 63 entities from Russia.