The Minister for foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov announced that Russia expects the United States and the EU will be favorable to the voice of reason and stop this foolish circle acts on the principle of "an eye for an eye".

He said that if this does not happen Moscow can safeguard our own interests.

The Minister said that in the case of fresh sanctions, Moscow will do everything necessary to protect the interests of state security. "It's not our choice, but fluctuations can not be: we will create all that is necessary to protect our legitimate interests, even security interests of the state in all its dimensions" - quoted Lavrov RIA Novosti.

Responding in an interview with the printed Russia Beyond the Headlines, which will be released in English The Daily Telegraph on the question, what will be the reaction of Moscow to fresh penalties, Lavrov said that specifically in consequence, Russia decided to ban the import of agricultural and food products from a number of States that have adopted sectoral financial penalties.

"To talk to the Russian Federation - by the way, as with any other country in the language of ultimatums and ponedelnik measures certainly unacceptable." "Our response to unilateral moves by the US, EU and some other countries is balanced and takes into account the rights and obligations of the Russian Federation under international treaties, even in the WTO," said Lavrov.

With all of this, according to the Minister, Moscow hopes that the United States and the EU all the same senses in matters of punishment against RF and razmoknet this range of actions. "Russia does not want to follow the path of escalation. We hope that the United States, the European Union and other powers will listen to the voice of reason and stop this foolish immoral circle acts on the principle of "an eye for an eye", the beginning of which they themselves put it," stated the Prime Minister.
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