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Russia dismisses EU’s latest sanctions package as ‘illegal’, vows to minimise impact

Hours after the 27-member European Union on Friday agreed upon an 18th round of sanctions on Russia over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine,

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Moscow: Hours after the 27-member European Union on Friday agreed upon an 18th round of sanctions on Russia over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow described the move as unlawful and emphasised that it will assess the latest package in order to minimise its impact.

“So far, we continue to observe a fairly consistent anti-Russian stance from Europe. We have repeatedly stated that we view such unilateral restrictions as illegal and we oppose them,” Russian state-run news agency TASS quoted Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov as saying. Peskov further emphasised that the Russian leadership will assess the latest package of European sanctions in order to minimise its impact. (IANS)

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