Kremlin regrets U.S. decision to extend sanctions on Russia

A fighter with the separatist self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Army stands guard at a checkpoint along a road from the town of Vuhlehirsk to Debaltseve in Ukraine, in this picture taken February 18, 2015. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia regrets that the United States decided to extend sanctions on Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday.

(Reporting by Maria Tsvetkova; writing by Katya Golubkova)