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A top Kremlin spokesman warned on Friday that Russia will respond to the European Union’s decision to transfer the proceeds of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine. There will be no immediate response, but Russia will consider its next steps in response, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “But of course such steps by the European Commission will not go unanswered,” he said. The European Commission has released €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) in interest income from Russian assets frozen by the EU, the first time the bloc has done so. The money is to be used for the defence of Ukraine against the on…

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