India, Oct. 23 -- Reacting to the sanctions announced by the United States against Russian oil firms on Wednesday, Russia's deputy chairman of security council Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that the move amounted to an "act of war". He also said that the United States has aligned itself with "loony" Europe.

Medvedev also described the United States as Russia's "opponent" and said that "peacekeeper" Trump is on a path of war with Russia.

"The US is our enemy, and their talkative 'peacemaker' has now fully embarked on the warpath with Russia," Medvedev wrote on Telegram.

"The decisions taken are an act of war against Russia. And now Trump has fully aligned himself with loony Europe," he added.

Russia's foreign ministry also said that...