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Russia says it is working on retaliatory measures against the United States after Washington imposed sanctions on a Russian company and its head for helping North Korea evade United Nations sanctions.

“These restrictions have been introduced without providing any evidence and on the basis of unfounded accusations,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on August 16.

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