The Russian Foreign Ministry has announced that it retains the right to respond to the United States for the prolongation of the anti-Russian sanctions.
Russia also expressed regret that with the help of sanctions the US is trying to remove responsibility for the coup d'etat in Ukraine and the consequences of the Kiev authorities.
The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that the US policy doesn't promote "a settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, which makes no progress due to Kiev's unwillingness to carry out the Minsk agreements."
