On January 10, the United States (US) introduced energy sanctions on Russia, targeting its oil and LNG sectors, including major Russian oil companies, Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas, along with number of subsidiaries, and the state nuclear corporation Rosatom.
Such decisions by the US lead to a destabilisation of global markets, and Moscow will monitor the consequences of these actions, Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
"First of all, of course, measures will now be taken and options will be sought to minimise the consequences of these sanctions. In the modern world, the situation has repeatedly demonstrated that, naturally, natural routes, energy supply routes, cannot be simply cut off. Something is being blocked in one place, alternative options are appearing in another place, therefore, a search will be conducted for such work options that will subsequently minimise the consequences of sanctions," Peskov told reporters.
Rosatom, one of the leaders in the global nuclear market, will continue its international activities despite the sanctions imposed by the US last Friday on the company's top managers, including CEO Alexey Likhachev and other officials, Peskov stressed.
"We assume that Rosatom will continue its international activities. It is one of the leaders, undisputed leaders of the international nuclear market, the market of the peaceful energy industry. And, of course, it has many natural and high-tech competitive advantages," Peskov told reporters when asked about US sanctions against Rosatom's management and risks in terms of the company's projects to build nuclear power plants abroad.