Pakistan, June 29 -- MOSCOW - The Kremlin has warned that tougher European sanctions on Russia will backfire on the EU itself, claiming that Moscow has built strong resistance to what it calls "illegal" measures.

Following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Western nations imposed sweeping sanctions aimed at pressuring President Vladimir Putin to halt the war. However, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday that Russia's economy had not only stabilized but grown stronger since then.

"The more serious the sanctions, the more painful the recoil will be for Europe," Peskov told Russian state TV. "This is a double-edged sword," he added, emphasizing that logic and meaningful dialogue-not pressure-would influence Russia's decision...