“The consequences of U.S. sanctions will be apparent in six months,” said Kerry.

In response to US President Donald Trump’s remarks that “the consequences of a new round of U.S. sanctions on Russia will be apparent in six months” according to TASS, House spokesman Peskov said the Russian side would observe the results of the new sanctions in six months.

Peskov Data Map Source: Russian Media

The United States announced on the 22nd that it would impose sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies and urged Russia and Ukraine to cease fire immediately. The EU also reached an agreement on a new round of sanctions against Russia. In response, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the 23rd that the United States 'new sanctions on Russia are aimed at putting pressure on Russia, but will not have a major impact on the Russian economy. Putin said that the new U.S. sanctions are obviously unfriendly moves and will not help strengthen Russia-US relations that have just begun to recover. He said that Russia always supports continued dialogue.

Asked on Monday about Putin’s remarks that the new sanctions would not have a significant impact, Trump replied, “I’m glad he thinks so.

On Monday, Trump responded to Putin’s remarks that “the new US sanctions on Russia will not have a significant impact.”

To Trump's statements, TASS said on 24th, Peskov said, "We will see results in six months.We see what is happening right now. We saw what happened a year ago and two years ago. We'll see what happens in six months and a year. "

The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Monday that it will impose sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Russian Petroleum Corporation and its subsidiaries. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova said at a routine press conference on Tuesday that the new US-European sanctions on Russia will not have the expected effect. Zakharova said that Russia has developed immunity against sanctions in recent years. Despite sanctions, Russia will continue to develop its economic and political potential. The current U.S. government is trying to imitate its predecessor and force Russia to sacrifice national interests, but this will not meet the expectations, but will have a negative impact on global economic stability.

Source: World Wide Web / Sophia

Edited by: Liu DeBin