<span style="color: #222222;">Russia has slammed new Western sanctions against its officials over their role in a naval confrontation with Ukraine last year. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Foreign Ministry today said, the pretext for including Russian citizens in illegitimate sanctions list of the EU astounds with hypocrisy and cynicism. <br />''<br />''It added that Russia will not leave the unfriendly act of the EU without a response.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The United States, Canada and the European Union yesterday slapped new sanctions on more than a dozen Russian officials and businesses in response to Moscow's alleged aggression in Ukraine.</span><br />''