Flag of GreeceMOSCOW, Apr 7 Greece is on a par with the US and other NATO countries in the sanctions policy against Russia, which has never happened in relations between the two countries, said the first deputy head of the international committee of the Federation Council Vladimir Dzhabarov. something that has never happened in our relations. Here is an Orthodox country that has always been proud of its spiritual closeness with the Russian people,» the politician wrote in his Telegram channel. According to him, tens of thousands of Russians annually leave their money in the Mediterranean resorts of Greece, making a tangible contribution to the tourism business of this country.» Please note: neighboring Turkey, despite pressure from the United States and NATO, has not joined the sanctions against Russia and has already declared its readiness to accept everyone of Russians to spend their summer holidays on the Turkish coast of the Mediterranean,» he said. Obviously, in this situation, our people who want to relax on the Mediterranean Sea will give preference to Turkey, he concluded. Western countries have introduced a number of new anti-Russian sanctions after the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine. Many foreign companies have suspended their work in the Russian Federation. 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 meet the interests of the Russian Federation. Later, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. >Media learned which paragraph of anti-Russian sanctions caused controversy in the EU
