国际英语资讯:Russia reserves right to retaliate against new EU sanctions: foreign ministry
<p><span word="MOSCOW">MOSCOW</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 4-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>)'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sanction">sanction</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Siemens">Siemens</span> <span word="turbine">turbine</span> <span word="spat">spat</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="regrettable">regrettable</span>", <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retaliate">retaliate</span>, <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="step">step</span>, <span word="undertaken">undertaken</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="unfriendly">unfriendly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unjustified">unjustified</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="sanction">sanction</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="contradicts">contradicts</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Responsibility">Responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Siemens">Siemens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="government">government</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="nationals">nationals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="asset">asset</span> <span word="freeze">freeze</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="allegedly">allegedly</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="turbines">turbines</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="turbines">turbines</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="Siemens">Siemens</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="transferred">transferred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>.</p><p><span word="Calling">Calling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="entities">entities</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="absurd">absurd</span> <span word="politicization">politicization</span>", <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="rejects">rejects</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="dishonesty">dishonesty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="introducing">introducing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="portion">portion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="restrictive">restrictive</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="far">far</span>-<span word="fetched">fetched</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="reserve">reserve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retaliate">retaliate</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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