REFILE-Kremlin says nothing is ruled out in possible response to U.S. oil sanctions

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MOSCOW, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia's focus on the new U.S. sanctions on the oil sector was to minimise their impact but that nothing was ruled out in relation to a possible response from Moscow.

"We are carefully analysing the situation," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "The point is to take those measures that would minimise the consequences of these illegal measures and that would best serve the interests of our country, first of all, and our companies."

When asked specifically about a possible Russian response to the U.S. sanctions, Peskov said: "Nothing can be ruled out. Whatever is best in the interests of our country will be done."

The U.S. Treasury imposed wider sanctions on Russian oil on Jan. 10, targeting producers Gazprom Neft SIBN.MM and Surgutneftegaz, as well as 183 vessels that have shipped Russian oil.

(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)