MOSCOW (Sputnik) — At the same time, Peskov noted that the patience of Russia in this issue is running out.
"It is not about who will rush where. It is not the question, the question is that we still count on good sense of our US colleagues in order to bring the situation back into the legal frame in accordance with international law," Peskov said answering the question on how long Russia would wait before undertaking retaliatory measures against the United States.
A senior White House official told Sputnik on Monday that the properties, seized in December 2016 over Russia’s alleged interference in the US election, would be given back only under the condition that it receives something in return from Moscow. Peskov called the condition "unaccaptable."
In December 2016, the administration of former US President Barack Obama imposed a set of punitive measures against Russia, including the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and the closure of the two Russian diplomatic compounds. The actions were taken in response to Moscow's alleged interference in the US presidential election, which Russia has repeatedly denied.
Back in December, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided not to respond to sanctions imposed by the outgoing US administration and act in accordance with the ties built with the new US leadership.
