Russia Reserves Satisfactory Response to Ukraine Freedom Support Act signed by Washington: Official

The Ukraine Freedom Support Act, approving the procurement of deadly weapons to Ukraine and the presentation of new sanctions against Russia, was passed by the US Congress a week ago and signed into law by President Barack Obama on Thursday.

MOSCOW, December 19 (Ooduarere) — Moscow will respond sufficiently to the Ukraine Freedom Support Act 2014 relying upon how Washington is going to handle the new enactment, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday.

The Ukraine Freedom Support Act, approving the procurement of deadly support to Ukraine and the presentation of new sanctions against Russia, was passed by the US Congress a week ago and signed by President Barack Obama on Thursday.

“This text has nothing to do with ‘support of freedom’ in Ukraine or anywhere else,” spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in a statement, adding that it reflects the strive of influential political circles in the United States to create a legal foundation for their course on undermining relations with Russia.
“We will not leave Washington’s hostile actions without response. Our decision on possible retaliatory measures will depend on how the United States implements the new law in practice,” Lukashevich said.

The United States, the European Union and various different nations have officially presented a few rounds of sanctions against Russia, focusing on its banking, energy & defense sectors,  over Moscow’s alleged association in the Ukrainian crisis. Russia, nonetheless, has more than once denied the allegations, reminding that Crimea’s reunification with Russia was the volition of individuals living in the region.