MOSCOW, 4 March, 2021 (TON): On the allegations of poisoning the opposition leader Navalny and its sanctioning on Tuesday, on Wednesday, Russia threatened to retaliate against the U.S. and the European Union for imposing sanctions.

EU and U.S. teaming up is a hostile move towards Russia by announcing to punish Moscow, a new sanction, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharoca.

However, Kremlin said that the move indicated that the White House is again trying to cultivate the image of an external enemy.

Zakharova said while describing U.S.’s policy as baseless, she said that it is increasingly aggravating bilateral relations that Washington has already brought to a complete halt.

This is just a pretext for the continuing undisguised interference in our domestic affairs, and we will not accept this, she said.

"Based on the principle of reciprocity, we will respond but not necessarily with symmetrical measures," the Foreign Ministry threatened.

"If the US is not ready for an equitable and reasonable dialogue, it is their choice," the spokesperson said, adding that Russia will continue to consistently and resolutely uphold its national interests and rebuff any aggression, regardless of the US enthusiasm for sanctions.

The agitated Russian spokesperson denounced U.S and its policy to dictate one’s will to others as counterproductive stressing that times have changed the current geopolitical realities.