The countersanctions against Ukraine that President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian government to elaborate will be endorsed shortly, and relevant resolutions have been drafted, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said.

"Proposals in fulfillment of this order will be prepared very soon. I already have drafts of several government resolutions. They will impose sanctions on persons who harm the Russian Federation," Medvedev said in Kaliningrad on Tuesday in response to a question from Interfax.

The countermeasures against Ukraine will not harm average Ukrainians, Medvedev said.

"Neither the order nor the government resolutions will apply to Ukrainians as a whole. This cannot happen; we feel absolutely amicable towards the people of Ukraine," Medvedev said when asked whether the countersanctions will affect average Ukrainians.

At the same time, "certain citizens who are damaging Russia's interests and acting to the detriment of our country will fall under these resolutions," Medvedev said.