Moscow. File photoMOSCOW, June 21Wealth in energy resources and food are the main trump cards of Russia, allowing it to fight Western sanctions, said Xu Polin, director of the Russian Economic Research Department of the Institute of Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (AES PRC), in an interview with the Guancha portal. He noted that Moscow is successfully coping with anti-Russian restrictions, and now the overall indicators of the country's economy «do not have any problems.» «The biggest cards in Russia's sleeve in the fight against Western sanctions are energy and food,» Polin said. At a time when gas prices in Europe rose significantly, Russia was able to increase the supply of blue fuel to the EU by 30 percent even under sanctions.The EU has declared its readiness to study the impact of sanctions on the food crisis. Moscow also has great opportunities to export grain, Polin added. , which also shows that Russia is still very responsible in its responsibilities,» the specialist noted. After the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, the West increased sanctions pressure on Moscow. Some countries announced the freezing of Russian assets, many brands left the country. The European Union has already approved six packages of sanctions, which, in particular, provide for the gradual introduction of an embargo on the import of coal and oil. The Kremlin called the actions of the West an economic war, the like of which has not yet been. As Vladimir Putin stated, the policy of containment and weakening of Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and the sanctions dealt a serious blow to the entire world economy. According to him, the main goal of the United States and Europe is to make the lives of millions of people worse. .jpg» />A high-ranking source in the EU called the conditions for lifting sanctions against Russia
