The Kremlin is considering retaliatory measures against the US after the Obama administration announced new sanctions to punish Russia for allegedly interfering in the presidential election, a spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.

Obama made waves in Moscow earlier in the day when he ordered 35 Russian diplomats to leave the US and imposed sanctions on six Russian officials, as well as two Russian intelligence services — the GRU and the FSB.

Russian officials said Thursday afternoon they are now thinking about striking back — with one parliament member even going so far as to say Washington’s punishment represented “the death throes of political corpses.”

A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin went on to describe the new sanctions as an example of President Obama’s “unpredictable” and “aggressive foreign policy.” He added that Moscow does not approve of the decision and is actively looking at options for retaliatory measures.

“Such steps of the U.S. administration that has three weeks left to work are aimed at two things: to further harm Russian-American ties, which are at a low point as it is, as well as, obviously, deal a blow on the foreign policy plans of the incoming administration of the president-elect,” explained spokesman Dmitry Peskov, according to the Associated Press.

“For now I can not say what will be our response. Although, as we know, we have no other alternative than to abide by a principle of reciprocity. Naturally, we will issue an adequate response. This response will be formulated by the president of the Russian Federation.”

Vladimir Dzhabarov, deputy chairman of the foreign policy committee in the Russian Duma, told the Russian News Agency TASS that “reciprocal steps” would ultimately be taken.

“The U.S. embassy in Moscow and, quite possibly, the consulates will be cut down to size as well,” he said.

The Russian Embassy in the U.S. said that the countermeasures would be announced on Friday.

With Post wires