MOSCOW, 10 Mar. Russia will respond harshly to the restrictions imposed by the West, said Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev.
«The main task of politicians is to put severe pressure on the shareholders of enterprises, to force them to submit to their will. The reluctance of foreign businesses to leave Russia, they also do not take into account its potential losses. We will respond to this fundamentally and harshly,» he wrote on the VKontakte social network. According to him, the country will also not put up with the unreasonable seizure of property of Russians and Russian companies abroad. “And he spoke about the need for a symmetrical response, including the seizure of foreign assets and their possible nationalization. The same applies to the refusal of foreign companies to work in our country. Cambering under the sanctions, they actually leave their teams to their fate,” he added. Russia began a military operation in Ukraine on 24 February. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» bloody crimes against civilians» of Donbass. In response, Western countries introduced a number of new anti-Russian sanctions. After that, many foreign companies suspended their work in the country.
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