` ` I think there 's not a need '' for ` ` retaliatory steps , '' Russia 's president reportedly said . Russian Foreign Ministry describes EU sanctions as ` ` new unfriendly gestures '' The United States has sanctioned 18 companies in total . The sanctions list includes Russia 's deputy prime minister and its military chief . EU foreign policy chief urges Russia to take concrete steps to ease situation in Ukraine .
` ` I think there 's not a need '' for ` ` retaliatory steps , '' Russia 's president reportedly said . Russian Foreign Ministry describes EU sanctions as ` ` new unfriendly gestures '' The sanctions list includes Russia 's deputy prime minister and its military chief . EU foreign policy chief urges Russia to take concrete steps to ease situation in Ukraine .