Russian embassy in Washington: US sanctions intended to undermine Russian-US ties

Washington’s latest anti-Russian sanctions are intended to undermine bilateral relations and will not be left unanswered, Tass News Agency quoted the Russian Embassy in Washington as saying on its official Twitter.

On many occasions, Russia has strongly denied any role in the attacks, including leaks of sensitive information that marred the electoral campaign of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. However, the outgoing Obama administration imposed sanctions on Russia’s military intelligence and security services and expelled 35 Russian diplomats over Moscow’s alleged role.

Moscow believes that by imposing the sanctions in the waning days of his presidency, Obama is trying to disrupt his successor’s plans. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the sanctions pursued two goals: "first is to further spoil the Russian-US relations, which are already at their lowest, and, apparently, to deal a blow to the foreign policy plans of the future administration of the US president-elect."

Source: MENA