Moscow Reserves The Right to Retaliate to New EU Sanctions Against Russians

Moscow reserves the right to respond to unfriendly actions from the European Union against Russian citizens and organizations, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a commentary to the introduction of new unilateral restrictions by the EU. “Russia reserves the right to respond to unfriendly actions from the EU,” the diplomat pointed out. From the point of view of international law, the European Union continues an illegitimate practice of unilateral restrictions. New sanctions have been slapped on Russian nationals and organizations “groundlessly declared guilty of being connected to a certain private military company,” Zakharova said. According to her, the…