MOSCOW, February 21 EU countries have begun discussing the 14th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation, which will include new economic measures, the Internet reports — EUObserver portal with reference to sources.
«At the same time, EU countries are already negotiating the 14th package (of sanctions), which will include new economic measures,» the report says. The 13th package of EU sanctions against the Russian Federation is expected to come into force by Friday.
The Russian Federation has repeatedly stated that the country will cope with the sanctions pressure that the West began to put on Russia several years ago and continues to increase. Moscow noted that the West lacks the courage to admit the failure of sanctions against the Russian Federation. In Western countries themselves, opinions have been repeatedly voiced that anti-Russian sanctions are ineffective. Putin has previously said that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is the West's long-term strategy, and sanctions have 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.