MOSCOW 

The Kremlin on Saturday dismissed West countries’ efforts to cut Moscow from the rest of the world, saying the world is too big to isolate Russia.

Speaking at a daily press briefing in Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said sanctions will cause Russia's ties with the Western countries and Japan to fray, but the world is not limited by Europe and America.

"Obviously, there is abandoning of ties, imposing of different restrictive measures in economy from the side of a number of countries – European countries, the US, Canada, Japan, and a number of others.

"But this does not mean an isolation of Russia. The world is too big for Europe and America to isolate any country, especially the one as big as Russia."

He added: "There are many other countries in the world that are much more balanced in their policies and sometimes more reasonable about the dynamics of the development of international relations. Therefore, we are convinced that we should not talk about isolation."

Peskov's comment appeared amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war that began on Feb. 24.

Russia's war on Ukraine has been met by outrage from the international community, with the EU, UK, and US implementing a range of economic sanctions on Russia.