MOSCOW, May 6.Economic aggression was launched against Russia, the opponents wanted to destroy Russia economically, achieve mass unemployment and the closure of enterprises, but nothing worked out for them, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with members of the Russian government.
«What started from the point of view economics, as you and I know well, economic aggression against Russia has literally begun in the most literal sense of the word,” Putin said.
He added that all efforts were aimed at destroying the country from within.
“The endless number of sanctions we faced were aimed at one thing, and You and I know this well, what was the goal — to destroy Russia from the inside, and not only politically, but above all economically: to create problems in labor collectives, cause mass unemployment in the country, lead to the closure of enterprises and entire industries. As we know. , nothing worked out for our opponents,” Putin said.
According to him, “the result turned out to be exactly the opposite of what was expected.”