MOSCOW, Nov 22 (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Friday said

that new U.S. sanctions on Gazprombank were an attempt by

Washington to hinder the export of Russian gas and that a

solution would be found.

Washington imposed new sanctions on Gazprombank on Thursday

that prevent the lender from handling any new energy-related

transactions that touch the U.S. financial system, bans its

trade with Americans and freezes its U.S. assets.

Gazprombank is one of Russia's largest banks and is

partially owned by Kremlin-owned gas company Gazprom.

Ukraine has been urging the U.S. to impose more sanctions on the

bank, which receives payments for natural gas from Gazprom's

customers in Europe.