Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Friday downplayed new U.S. sanctions imposed on a Russian bank over North Korea-related activities.

“Even U.S. politicians, who suffer from a particularly sharp form of Russophobia, have started to admit that attempts to put pressure on Russia do not work,” Ryabkov said, according to Reuters.

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