MOSCOW, March 9. /TASS/. Moscow will seriously consider the United States’ move to ban energy imports from Russia, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday.

"The situation does require a very thorough analysis, given the decisions announced by President Biden," he noted. "What will Russia do? Russia will do what it needs to do, what is best for it in the current situation," Peskov stressed. "We seek to protect our interests and we will act in strict accordance with our interests," he added.

On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden signed an executive order banning energy imports from Russia and new investment into Russia’s energy sector.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation based on a request from the heads of the Donbass republics. The Russian leader stressed that Moscow had no plans to occupy Ukrainian territories and the goal was to demilitarize and denazify the country. In response, the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and a number of other countries announced sanctions on Russian individuals and entities.