'Will analyse 'list' without giving into emotions'

"We have to analyse this publication, analyse specifically this list that includes members of Russia's highest leadership which is quite unprecedented," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

"It's not the first day that we live with quite aggressive comments made against us, so we should not give into emotions," he said. "It's important to be very attentive. The devil is in the details, which need to be understood," Peskov added.

The Kremlin spokesman said he felt "indifferent" to the fact that his name was on the list because "everyone's name is there." "We can draw attention to the fact that all (these people) have been de facto called enemies of the US. Because the document says that this is being done in accordance with a law to counter the enemies of the US," he added. The list was published on Monday and features the names of the most senior members in President Vladimir Putin's administration -- 114 politicians altogether -- and 96 business people the US considers to be "oligarchs" close to Putin and worth at least 1

billion each. Yesterday was the deadline for its release under a law passed last year by Congress over the objections of President Donald Trump, whom critics in the US say has been oddly reluctant to criticise Russia or Putin.