Russia will strongly respond to the United States Sanctions

The tension between Russia and its neighbor Ukraine has been prevalent for quite some time now and they don’t seem to subside anytime soon. Things got really escalated as recently the Russian President Vladimir Putin gave recognitions to two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine as Independent Nations. These two regions are- Donetsk and Lugansk. He also announced that his forces will very soon march in these regions to protect them from Ukrainian Troops. In response to this, the United States imposed severe economic sanctions on Russia. In retaliation, Russia said that the sanctions imposed by the U.S. on Russia will be dealt with a strong and swift response. Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said: "There should be no doubt- sanctions will meet a strong response, not necessarily symmetrical, but well-calibrated and sensitive for the American side. Russia has proved that, with all the sanctions costs, it is capable of minimizing the damage. And even more so, sanctions pressure cannot affect our determination to firmly defend our interests.”