Russian Foreign Minister Sergey LavrovMOSCOW, Mar 18 Western sanctions against Russia only strengthen the country , Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. «It must be said that sanctions have always only strengthened us,» he said in an interview with RT. >Media: the Americans began to steal gasoline because of the sanctions against RussiaA number of Western countries have introduced new sanctions against the Russian Federation because of Ukraine. As the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said earlier, the Western sanctions are very serious, Russia was preparing for them in advance. He added that they require analysis and coordination of departments in order to develop response measures that are in line with the interests of the Russian Federation. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy for the West, and sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. According to him, the main goal of the West is to worsen the lives of millions of people. Putin also said that the United States and the European Union had effectively defaulted on their obligations to Russia, freezing its foreign exchange reserves. He added that the current events draw a line under the global dominance of the West in both politics and economics.
