According to the statement, the measure amounts to economic pressure and the extraterritorial application of EU rules against sovereign states.
Russia said its economy remains resilient, while warning that the EU should be concerned about its own economic outlook and energy security.
“Economic realities and time will put everything in its place, and the boomerang will return to those who so thoughtlessly launched it,” it added.
The European Union on Thursday adopted its 20th package of sanctions against Russia, introducing new measures targeting energy, finance, trade, defence, and anti-circumvention efforts, the European Commission announced.
The package had been delayed due to internal disagreements, including opposition from Hungary’s outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Following a change in leadership in Budapest, those objections were lifted, paving the way for the sanctions to be finalised.
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