Summary
The EU said Wednesday it was ready if needed to retaliate within days against new U.S. sanctions on Russia, but believes Washington wants to spare European energy firms from any fallout.
I do believe we are still allies of the US," Juncker was quoted as saying in the statement.
However, he warned Brussels was ready to retaliate if the sanctions in the end hurt EU energy firms.
The EU and U.S. imposed the sanctions in the wake of Russia's annexation of Crimea in March 2014 as the Ukraine crisis deepened after the ouster of a pro-Moscow government.
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