Moscow promises that it will respond to the sanctions from the EU and the US in kind, the Russian Foreign Ministry noted on Thursday.
“In accordance with the principle of reciprocity, which is fundamental to international law, we will implement tough retaliation measures,” a statement from a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, noted.
She also called the current and announced sanctions from the EU and the US, which come in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, “unfriendly.”
Background: Russian attack on Ukraine
In the middle of the night, around 4 AM Norwegian time, in an extraordinary television address, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia was launching a military operation in Ukraine.
Putin announced the attack on Ukraine during an extraordinary session of the UN Security Council.
Ukraine has closed its airspace to civilian flights.
Source: © NTB Scanpix / #Norway Today / #NorwayTodayNews
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