Kremlin warns of retaliation after US expands sanctions list
RT.com
7 Sep, 2016
The US move to expand its sanctions list to target Russian companies is not in line with proposed cooperation in sensitive areas, which the leaders of the two nations discussed at the G20 summit in China, the Kremlin said, warning of possible retaliation.
The expansion “goes in serious discord with the issues of possible cooperation in sensitive areas, which the two presidents discussed at their meeting,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Wednesday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China on Monday. A possible joint effort to fight terrorism in Syria and other possible forms of cooperation were discussed, according to US and Russian officials.
On Tuesday, the US Department of Commerce announced the expansion of its blacklist of Russian companies and individuals over their alleged links to the conflict in Ukraine. Last week the US Treasury made a similar move, expanding Ukraine-related sanctions against Russian entities.
Commenting on the latest sanctions escalation, Peskov said Russia would respond accordingly.
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