Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov MOSCOW, Mar 28Western sanctions against Moscow never stopped, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. «Just a reminder that sanctions against Russia never stopped. We lived in Soviet times under the sanctions of CoCom — the Committee for the Coordination of Exports, when the West in every possible way prevented the supply of high-tech equipment to Russia . We lived for a very long time under the Jackson-Vanik amendment,» Lavrov said in an interview with Serbian media.Vučić told why Serbia does not impose sanctions against RussiaA number of Western countries have introduced new sanctions against the Russian Federation because of Ukraine. As previously stated in the Kremlin, Western sanctions are very serious, Russia was preparing for them in advance, they require analysis and coordination of departments in order to develop response measures that are in line with the interests of the Russian Federation. Putin later said that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy for the West, and the sanctions have dealt a severe 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 both in politics and in the economy. Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with RIA Novosti that the withdrawal of foreign companies from the Russian market is an absolutely political story, they do it under pressure from their authorities . Foreign companies that have suspended work in the Russian Federation are being persuaded not to introduce external management and not to nationalize them, because they want to return, they will do it, but the question is when and with what losses, Medvedev added.
The Guardian: The West has trapped itself with sanctions against Russia
