St. Petersburg, May 12. The use of illegitimate sanctions, the breaking of treaties in the field of strategic stability is damaging the international system, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The head of state's address to the participants of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum was read by the Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation Konstantin Chuichenko.
«Today, the application of illegitimate sanctions, ignoring the principle of equality of countries, interference in their internal affairs, breaking the treaty in the field of strategic stability causes serious damage to the international legal system, destroys its very essence,» Chuichenko quoted Putin as saying.
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