Anti-Russian actions of the US Treasury will not remain unanswered. Washington's attempt to influence the North Korean nuclear program with the help of sanctions against citizens and companies of Russia will not lead to the desired result, but relations between the countries are spoiled fairly, the Russian Foreign Ministry said..

The US does not learn from experience, regretfully stated on Friday, June 2, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. "It is sad and deeply disappointing that even after the change of administration in Washington, there are still attempts to apply the same obsolete inefficient schemes to Russian organizations and our compatriots. It is clear that the effect sought by the authors of this policy will not be this time either, "the diplomat stressed.. He pointed out that the possible response measures of the Russian side are already being worked out: "We will be determined on the basis of the need not to drive the relationship completely into a dead end and work on creating some prospects for their improvement," Ryabkov said in an interview with RIA Novosti,.

However, the US does not help the achievement of this goal. On the eve, the US Treasury imposed sanctions on nine organizations and three Russian citizens suspected of cooperating with the DPRK in the development of missile and nuclear technologies. In particular, the independent list included the Independent Oil and Gas Company, NNK Primornefteprodukt, Ardis-bearings (OOO Ardis-Bearing), as well as the general director and owner of Ardis, Igor Michurin, born in 1978, who, according to the US Treasury , Is associated with Korea Tangun Trading Corporation.

Under the sanctions of the United States, there were also DPRK citizens residing in China, and several Chinese and North Korean organizations.

Sanctionary pressure Washington is trying to force Pyongyang to roll down the nuclear missile program. Moscow recalled that there is a big difference between the sanctions of the UN Security Council and unilateral sanctions applied at the discretion of any country. The first is a legitimate instrument of international law, and Russia strictly adheres to its requirements, the second is simply the emotions of one country that no one is obliged to share.