Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. File photoMOSCOW, May 27.The collective West is trying to cancel Russia and cross it out on the world map, various spheres are being discredited due to the fact that the Russian Federation is defending its own interests, said Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, speaking to the superfinalists of the «Leaders of Russia» competition on Friday. «Of course, it will not be easy, the world in general is changing rapidly. The West is trying to cancel our country, cross it out on the world map. Financial, economic and humanitarian sanctions are being introduced. Discrimination and pressure occur. this discrimination is our science, our sport, culture, our compatriots who live abroad. All because we are defending our own national interests,» Mishustin said. He noted that the number of sanctions against Russia is a record. According to the prime minister, the goals of those countries that impose restrictions are to destroy the economy, the Russian Federation to restrain development, and harm citizens. At the same time, Mishustin stressed that in the banking sector, the authorities were ready for restrictions. «The departure of VISA and Mastercard from Russia, disconnecting us from SWIFT, and so far several of the largest banks have not led to failures in settlements within the country,» Mishustin noted. » /> The ban on Russian. What's going on in Poland and the Baltics
