“As long as the company itself protects its interests... The state has always protected the interests of our companies, our citizens, and will continue to do so,” he noted.

Peskov emphasized that this is the expropriation of someone else’s property and such steps undermine the economic legal foundations in European countries.

“We do not rule out anything to protect our interests and to counter illegal steps,” he said.

Earlier, the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection officially informed Rosneft of its intention to nationalize Rosneft Deutschland.