Moscow warns EU economic and financial war on Russia will lead to irreversible effects

The Russian Foreign Ministry has warned that the European Union’s declaration of an all-out financial and economic war against Russia will lead to irreversible effects.

Director of First European Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexey Paramonov told Sputnik on Saturday that the Russian government is working on a response to the unprecedented illegal sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and the European Union.

At the same time, Paramonov stressed that sanctions were not Russia’s choice.

“Sanctions are not our choice. We would not want the logic of the statements made by French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire, who declared “a total financial and economic war” to Russia, to find followers in Italy and result in a series of relevant irreversible effects,” he stressed, according to Sputnik.

 The United States and European countries imposed economic, and financial penalties on Russia on the backdrop of its military operation to protect Donbass.

Hamda Mustafa