Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Monday that countries sanctioning Kigali could "go to hell", weeks after some nations imposed the measures over Rwanda's involvement in the eastern DR Congo conflict.
The so-called M23 group has taken swathes of the Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing and holding the eastern regional capitals Goma and Bukavu, to international condemnation.
United Nations experts have estimated that Rwanda has around 4,000 troops in the country supporting the M23.
The European Union issued sanctions against three Rwandan commanders in March, following a similar decision by Washington in February against a government minister.
"If anyone comes around, and thinks they can, you know, they come and say 'hey we're going to sanction you'. What? Go to hell," Kagame told an audience during an event marking the beginning of commemorations for the 1994 genocide.
"You have your own issues to deal with, go and deal with your own issues, leave me to mine," he said, without mentioning any specific countries.
Britain, Canada and Germany have also suspended some aid and limited export permits for trade.
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