Moscow will apply counter-sanctions against Britain after London blacklisted Russian officials for their alleged involvement in the death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.
"Obviously the principle of reciprocity will be applied," he added, without elaborating.
Magnitsky, a tax consultant for British financier William Browder, died in prison of untreated illness in 2009 after accusing Russian officials of tax fraud of $230 million. The Russian Embassy in London on Monday denounced the sanctions, saying the country's legal system was"independent" of the executive authorities and"guided by law alone."
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