Dmitry Medvedev said Russia will not take military action in response to United States sanctions. "this is absolutely impossible in the modern world, we are a responsible state," said the Russian prime minister in an interview with Euronews. At the same time, Medvedev did not specify which forms of response the leadership of the Russian Federation will choose.. "This may be a variety of answers that are given in a given situation. There are various forms of response, including asymmetrical. But it’s not at all necessary to respond to economic blackmail with an adequate economic means, "he added.

Medvedev recalled that European business suffers from anti-Russian sanctions quite a lot, since the trade turnover between Russia and the EU is quite high. Europe lost profits, jobs and confidence of regions oriented toward Russia, the premier added. According to the head of the Russian Cabinet, the anti-Russian campaign aims to solve the internal political problems of the United States, and the same applies to European countries.. At the same time, the restrictive measures themselves are “absolutely unproductive,” Medvedev stressed.