Russia slams new EU sanctions as 'hostile' and 'groundless'

AFP  |  Moscow 

reacted angrily today after the European Union expanded its sanctions over the transfer of gas turbines to Moscow-annexed Crimea.

"We see this step, taken on the initiative of Berlin, as hostile and groundless," the foreign ministry said in a statement, saying that "the decision of Brussels to include a number of Russian officials and companies as a retaliatory measure for alleged illegitimate supply of gas turbines to Crimea prompts deep regret.

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