The Kremlin called “destructive,” the new US sanctions list – RBC

Photo: Oleg Yakovlev / RBC

The new US sanctions list is a continuation of” contrary to logic and hostile line in relation to the Russian Federation. ” This opinion was expressed to journalists the press-secretary of the President of Russia, Dmitry Peskov, reports RBC.

These actions have “devastating” effects, he added. According to Peskov, the Russian side will review the new list, and then “will accumulate proposals on possible countermeasures.” Presidential spokesman recalled that in formulating responses to the main thing is the principle of reciprocity.

«One can only express regret that, contrary to common sense, the needs of interaction and increasing cooperation, Washington chose this position, contrasting with the needs of relationship “- said Peskov.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in a statement the agency” Interfax “said the US government agencies operating in the style of” Zombies “and bursting into the open door. “The very basis on which decisions such decisions, wrong and has nothing to do with the reality that has developed in recent years in the Crimea and in the south-east of Ukraine”, – he said.

On Tuesday it became known the US expanded sanctions list against Russia. The list of individuals and entities have been made to people and companies that are already in the European sanctions lists. In the interview with “RIA Novosti” press secretary of the US Embassy in Russia Will Stevens said the document – a clarification of the existing sanctions lists. He explained that this is a normal process, “as the entities are finding ways around the limitations and try to get out from under the sanctions».

December 22 US authorities have presented two lists – SSIL (list of companies that have come under the sectoral sanctions) and SDN (individuals and entities whose assets are to be frozen in the United States and who can not do business for US citizens). In particular, the SDN includes Genbank, Inresbank, Sevastopol Marine Bank, CB “Upper Volga” Krayinvestbank, Mosoblbank. Under the restrictions also hit Yalta film studio, State Concern “Massandra”, Plant of sparkling wines “New World”, agricultural company “Magarach”, Azov distillery and others.

the list of defendants in the sanctions were also acting Head of the Department for External Economic Relations of the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant Tatyana Chernykh, deputy head of the concern “Kalashnikov” for Commercial Affairs Edward Joffe and Vakhtang Karamyan, who responds to the concern for relations with the Middle East. Defendants in the list turned out to be a Swedish lawyer Sven Olson – a board member Gennady Timchenko Volga Group.

In the black list of the United States were also representatives of the self-proclaimed republics of Donbass – the representative of the LC in the contact group Vladislav Dane, Foreign Minister Alexander Kofman DNI, Prime LC Minister Vasily Nikitin and others. The list includes representatives of the former Ukrainian government – the ex-Minister of Education and Science Dmitry Tabachnik, a former Interior Minister Vitaly Zakharchenko.

sanctions list US was promulgated after the publication of the EU’s decision to extend the sanctions against Russia before July 31, 2016. The decision itself was agreed on the eve of the EU Council. The Russian Foreign Ministry called the decision previously illogical. In this case, the government stressed that it is not planning to introduce new sanctions against the EU.