Kremlin on new anti-Russian sanctions: we waiting for Washington's clear position

The Kremlin is waiting for the US Donald Trump administration to finally word a clear position on further sanctions against Russia, Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said.

"We have already said we are extremely negative about the topic of sanctions, especially, the new initiatives the US Congress keeps on advancing. We are negative about them as well. As for the Washington administration’s position on the sanctions, we have heard certain adjustments and will wait with patience when this position is worded clearly," TASS cited Peskov as saying.

He stressed that continuation of Washington’s sanctions rhetoric harms not only the interests of the United States and Russia, but also affects interests of third countries. "We consider the continuation of rhetoric of sanctions counter-productive, harming the interests of our two countries, as well as potentially damaging interests of third countries, with which Russia continues and develops trade-economic relations despite all negative tendencies," the press secretary added.