Russia To Respond To All Imposed Sanctions Reciprocally —Presidential Spokesman- {Attention Cowardly Nations}
ITAR-TASS
Russia
March 21, 17:22 UTC+4
Russian president’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov expressed hope that the western sanctions would not impact regular citizens.
Photo Caption: Dmitry Peskov
AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service
MOSCOW, March 21. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia will respond with reciprocal measures to any sanctions imposed against it. “As for sanctions, we will act basing on the principle of reciprocity,” presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Friday. He stressed that the imposing of sanctions “is totally unacceptable for Russia”. “Each time we will respond reciprocally,” he underlined. The Kremlin pledged that the state will protect Russians against whom Western countries imposed sanctions over Moscow’s position on the Ukrainian crisis.
The press secretary of the Russian president expressed hope that the western sanctions would not impact regular citizens. However, he stressed the “absurdness of such sanctions”, since “the black lists contain unexplainable surnames and legal entities”.
“It is natural that the state will protect this individuals and legal entities, providing them necessary assistance,” Peskov said.
The Kremlin regrets that the United States could be making plans to impose sanctions against Russian economy sectors.
“We regret that such plans are probably being made,” Dmitry Peskov told journalists.
He said the international community had more important things to do, including anti-crisis measures for the global economy.
The Kremlin considers the lowering of S&P’s rating of Russia a result of an instruction, and not of fact-based situation. “It is clear that it (the decision to lower the rating) was top-bottom, and not objective,” Dmitry Peskov said. He added that such ratings lower the trustworthiness to such agencies. On Thursday, S&P rating agency revised the sovereign credit rating of Russia from stable to negative in regard of possible consequences of US and EU sanctions.
President Vladimir Putin
Putin: Russia to refrain from retaliatory moves against Ukraine
Putin: Russia will refrain from response measures
March 21, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin held consultations with permanent members of Russia’s Security Council. At the meeting, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergei Lavrov informed that western partners continue backing unilateral focused sanctions. In particular, the USA expanded the black list against Russia, including bank Rossiya.
Lavrov added that Kiev continued making controversial statement regarding relations with Russia. In particular, Ukraine stated about its intention to introduce visa regime.
As concerns the first case — the US sanctions, and the second case — Ukraine’s introduction of visa regulations, I think we should still refrain from retaliatory moves. First of all, I'm speaking about visa rules with Ukraine. If we introduce visa regulations, millions of innocent Ukrainians, who are not wealthy even without this, work in Russia and earn not a big money to support their families, will suffer. We don’t need to do this. Vladimir Putin President of Russia
Russia
March 21, 17:22 UTC+4
Russian president’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov expressed hope that the western sanctions would not impact regular citizens.
Photo Caption: Dmitry Peskov
AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service
MOSCOW, March 21. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia will respond with reciprocal measures to any sanctions imposed against it. “As for sanctions, we will act basing on the principle of reciprocity,” presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Friday. He stressed that the imposing of sanctions “is totally unacceptable for Russia”. “Each time we will respond reciprocally,” he underlined. The Kremlin pledged that the state will protect Russians against whom Western countries imposed sanctions over Moscow’s position on the Ukrainian crisis.
The press secretary of the Russian president expressed hope that the western sanctions would not impact regular citizens. However, he stressed the “absurdness of such sanctions”, since “the black lists contain unexplainable surnames and legal entities”.
“It is natural that the state will protect this individuals and legal entities, providing them necessary assistance,” Peskov said.
The Kremlin regrets that the United States could be making plans to impose sanctions against Russian economy sectors.
“We regret that such plans are probably being made,” Dmitry Peskov told journalists.
He said the international community had more important things to do, including anti-crisis measures for the global economy.
The Kremlin considers the lowering of S&P’s rating of Russia a result of an instruction, and not of fact-based situation. “It is clear that it (the decision to lower the rating) was top-bottom, and not objective,” Dmitry Peskov said. He added that such ratings lower the trustworthiness to such agencies. On Thursday, S&P rating agency revised the sovereign credit rating of Russia from stable to negative in regard of possible consequences of US and EU sanctions.
President Vladimir Putin
Putin: Russia to refrain from retaliatory moves against Ukraine
Putin: Russia will refrain from response measures
March 21, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin held consultations with permanent members of Russia’s Security Council. At the meeting, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergei Lavrov informed that western partners continue backing unilateral focused sanctions. In particular, the USA expanded the black list against Russia, including bank Rossiya.
Lavrov added that Kiev continued making controversial statement regarding relations with Russia. In particular, Ukraine stated about its intention to introduce visa regime.
As concerns the first case — the US sanctions, and the second case — Ukraine’s introduction of visa regulations, I think we should still refrain from retaliatory moves. First of all, I'm speaking about visa rules with Ukraine. If we introduce visa regulations, millions of innocent Ukrainians, who are not wealthy even without this, work in Russia and earn not a big money to support their families, will suffer. We don’t need to do this. Vladimir Putin President of Russia
Putin has defiantly opposed the sanctions of the bank where he receives his Presidential salary.
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MOSCOW, March 21. /ITAR-TASS/. Russian bank Rossiya ('Russia') that came under Western sanctions is not related to events in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters on Friday.
He instructed the Central Bank of Russia to give all necessary aid to this bank.
The president also noted that he would receive his salary through bank Rossiya.
Sanctions against bank Rossiya
The US added to the black list another 20 Russian officials on 20 March. In addition, the USA included in the list the only legal entity – bank ‘Russia’ controlled by Yury Kovalchuk, arresting US-based assets of this crediting organization.
On Friday, international payment systems Visa and MasterCard suddenly stopped service of cards issued by the bank Rossiya.
Non-cash transactions of SMP Bank (owned by Rottenberg brothers) and Sobinbank (100% subsidiary of Rossiya) were also frozen.
The crediting organizations have informed their clients that they could receive cash from ATMs without any restrictions.