The remark of US President Joe Biden about "xenophobia" in Russia does not reflect the reality in the country, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
"We believe that this statement [by Biden] reflects the reality exactly the opposite," Peskov told reporters.
Peskov also gave a number of examples of US actions.
"Is it Russia that forces its companies to refuse contracts with someone? Is it Russia that imposes sometimes absolutely thuggish restrictions on some companies, guided solely by the criteria of nationality?" he said.
The US Treasury Department had previously imposed sanctions on a number of Russian companies. Also on the list were a number of Chinese, Belgian and Turkish companies for allegedly supplying equipment to the Russian military-industrial complex.