The signing by US President Donald Trump of a bill on toughening the anti-Russian sanctions does not de facto change anything, official Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti Wednesday.

“This is no news. The thing is that a bill was adopted. It would have turned into a law automatically regardless of the [US] President’s signature,” Peskov said. 

Peskov also noted that Moscow has already taken counter-measures in connection with the actions of Washington.

Earlier, Donald Trump signed a bill, which enacts new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea. The document, in particular, imposes restrictions on companies, including in the oil and gas sector.