Russia To Respond In Kind To Sanctions By Lithuania Related To Azov Sea Incident - Moscow

Russia to Respond in Kind to Sanctions by Lithuania Related to Azov Sea Incident - Moscow

Russia will respond in kind to the sanctions that Lithuania introduced against it over the recent Kerch Strait incident, the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said on Thursday.

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 13th December, 2018) Russia will respond in kind to the sanctions that Lithuania introduced against it over the recent Kerch Strait incident, the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said on Thursday.

On December 7, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite announced that Vilnius had introduced sanctions against Russia over the incident with Ukrainian ships in the Kerch Strait.

"We have repeatedly emphasized that any anti-Russian actions by the Lithuanian government won't be left without an adequate response. And in this case, a mirror-like response from our side will follow," Zakharova said at a briefing.