(VOVworld) – Russia is working on possible additional retaliatory measures in case Western nations impose new sanctions, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. Mr. Peskov said the scope of further Russian sanctions would depend on the type of measures that Western nations may adopt in the future.

Moscow will consider additional protective measures if the West continues its destructive sanction policy, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said (Photo: RIV Novosti)

Meanwhile, Russian Agriculture Minister Nicolai Fyodorov said Russia has worked out a list of alternative food suppliers to replace the countries named in the sanctions signed by President Putin on August 6^th.

The countries hardest hit by the Russian sanctions are Poland, Latvia, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Belgium with the total economic loss of 5.2 billion euros. Roger Waite, European Commission spokesman for Agriculture, warned of the possibility of a new crisis in the EU as the prices of agricultural products like carrots, tomatoes and cabbage drop.