Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs buildingMOSCOW, Apr 6 The West frankly does not care about global social economic consequences of the anti-Russian sanctions, Alexander Shchetinin, director of the Latin American department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said in an interview with RIA Novosti. At the same time, it frankly does not care about the global socio-economic consequences of the sanctions imposed against Russia, in particular in the energy, financial and food sectors,» the diplomat said. Western countries have imposed multiple sanctions in response to the Russian special operation in Ukraine. A number of companies announced their withdrawal from the Russian market and the closure of production facilities in the country. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that Western companies that refuse to work with Russia did so under enormous pressure, but the Russian Federation will solve all the problems with the economy that the West creates for it. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is long-term strategy of the West, and the sanctions 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 noted 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. ban investment in Russia
