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Kremlin - Russia determined to defend its interests from U.S. sanctions

Published 03/08/2017, 11:29
Updated 03/08/2017, 11:40
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Russian President Putin attends a meeting with journalists following a live nationwide broadcast call-in in Moscow

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was determined to defend its economic interests after the adoption of a new package of U.S. sanctions against Moscow.

U.S. President Donald Trump grudgingly signed into law new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, a move Moscow said amounted to a full-scale trade war and an end to hopes for better ties with the Trump administration.

"Nobody should doubt that Russia will protect and defend its interests," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a conference call with reporters.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Russian President Putin attends a meeting with journalists following a live nationwide broadcast call-in in Moscow

Reiterating Moscow's official stance, he said: "We in general believe that this policy of sanctions is short-sighted, unlawful and hopeless."

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