Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova slammed the new United States President Donald Trump's trade policy, describing it as an attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.
"This US policy constitutes a direct violation of the national sovereignty of states, an attempt to interfere in their internal affairs, not to mention the fact that it generally leads to a slowdown in economic growth, damage to supply chains, and fragmentation of the global economy," the spokeswoman said in a statement.
However, Zakharova noted that neither sanctions nor tariffs "can do anything with the natural course of history," stressing that Russia and its partners intend to boost cooperation "in order to counter illegal unilateral sanctions pressure and form a truly multilateral, fair and equal world order."
