The Kremlin is not surprised to see emerging initiatives on holding to account those calling for imposing sanctions on Russia, as these ideas are quite relevant amid the excessive use of restrictions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday

The European Union is distancing from Russia while overlooking the violations of the rights of Russian-speaking residents and discrimination against the Russian culture in the Baltic states, Ukraine and other countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday