MOSCOW, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Russia will continue its

large oil and gas projects despite sweeping new sanctions

imposed by the United States, Russia's foreign ministry said on

Saturday.

It also said that Russia would respond to Washington's

"hostile" actions while drawing up its foreign strategy.

"Despite the convulsions in the White House and the

machinations of the Russophobic lobby in the West, trying to

drag the world energy sector into the 'hybrid war' unleashed by

the United States against Russia, our country has been and

remains a key and reliable player in the global fuel market," it

said.