Kremlin says hopes 'crazy' calls to sanction Russian business people do not become reality

[March 05, 2021]    MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Friday said it hoped "crazy" calls to sanction Russian business people would not become a reality and that it was planning ways to best protect Russia's interests, its citizens and businesses.

Cars drive along an embankment of the Moskva River near the Kremlin during snowfall in Moscow, Russia January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

The Kremlin said it was closely following media reports about a possible new round of U.S. sanctions.

(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; Writing by Alexander Marrow; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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