Russia perceives US sanctions as an announcement of an economic war

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epa06643299 The US flag flies from the main building of the Embassy of the United States of America near a Russian flag (L, front) in Moscow, Russia, 03 April 2018. In response to new US sanctions imposed on Russia over the Skripal poisoning case, Russia said it will expel 60 US diplomats and close the US Consulate General in St. Petersburg. EPA-EFE/SERGEI ILNITSKY

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As The Journalist reported, US issued new sanctions on Russia over Skripals’ poisoning.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that in case of strengthening economic sanctions against Russia, the Russian state will have to respond with economic, political and other methods.

According to the Head of the Russian Government, if there will be something like a ban on the activities of banks or the use of a particular currency, Russia will considered it as declaration of economic war, TASS news agency reports.

«We will have to react to this war – with economic methods, political methods, and, if necessary, with the help of other methods, and our American friends should understand this,» – Medvedev said.

At the same time, the sanctions of the Russian Federation are not terrible, since she «living under conditions of constant pressure of sanctions for the last 100 years».

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