Kremlin Responds to New U.S. Sanctions with Strategic Retaliation Plans

The Kremlin, facing fresh U.S. sanctions that halted dollar and euro trading on Russia's leading exchange, stated that the Central Bank is maintaining market stability. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov mentioned that Moscow is considering countermeasures to best protect Russia's interests.

The Kremlin, commenting on new U.S. sanctions that forced Russia's leading exchange to halt dollar and euro trading, said on Thursday that the Central Bank was ensuring stability on all markets.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also told state TV that Moscow was weighing what retaliatory actions to take against the U.S. that would best suit Russia's own interests.