MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia does not consider the western rhetoric of imposing sanctions reasonable, but the negative consequences of these restrictions should not be overestimated, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.
"We reiterate that Russia does not consider the sanctions rhetoric reasonable. We, of course, come across the negative consequences of the sanctions, but these consequences should not be overestimated," Peskov told reporters.
Relations between Russia and the European Union suffered a severe blow after Crimea became part of Russia in 2014 and the West accused Moscow of meddling in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, imposing political and economical sanctions on Russia. The Kremlin has repeatedly refuted the accusations and introduced countermeasures.
