The Kremlin has criticized newly-imposed US sanctions as an attempt to undermine the positions of Russian companies with competition-distorting regulations. "At the same time, such decisions must of course also lead to a certain destabilization of the international energy and oil markets,

The Kremlin said on Monday that the latest round of U.S. sanctions on the Russian energy sector risked destabilising global oil and energy markets, and Moscow would do everything possible to minimise their impact.

Kremlin spokesman says routes for export of Russian energy cannot be 'cut off' by sanctions, argues alternative routes will appear - Anadolu Ajansı