MOSCOW (Reuters) -The European Union’s plans to phase out Russian energy and commodities more quickly will not affect Russia and will not force it to change its position, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.

The head of the EU’s executive, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Tuesday after a call with U.S. President Donald Trump that the European Commission would propose a faster phase-out of Russian fossil fuel imports.

“They (European countries) mistakenly believe that the continuation of the sanctions policy is capable of somehow influencing the position of the Russian Federation,” Peskov told a daily conference call with reporters.

“Russia, which defends its national interests, is certainly not affected by these sanctions. And the last three years have eloquently demonstrated

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