Brazil Foreign Minister Carlos França. File photoRIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 25 Brazilian Foreign Minister Carlos França spoke out against the sanctions against Russia, calling them illegal and violating the interests of countries that consume its resources. The words of the politician were published on the website of the Brazilian Senate.
"Brazil does not agree with the application of unilateral and selective sanctions. These measures, in addition to being illegal from the point of view of international law, specifically infringe on the urgent interests of some countries, such as oil and gas supplies to European countries,» the minister said.
França noted that sanctions affect essential products for the survival of a large part of the world's population, and the main risk is that their consequences in the medium term will fall on the developing world, and not on Russia itself. «Meanwhile, developed countries protect themselves from the worst consequences «, added the Foreign Minister.
Vucic accused the West of double standardsRussia launched a military operation on February 24 to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. In response, Western countries announced large-scale sanctions against Moscow, primarily in the banking sector and the supply of high-tech products. Some brands have announced the termination of work in the country. The Kremlin called these measures an economic war, the likes of which have not yet been. The authorities stressed their readiness for such a development of events and assured that they would continue to fulfill social obligations. The Bank of Russia is taking measures to stabilize the situation on the foreign exchange market. As Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said earlier, the government has prepared a plan to counter restrictive measures, which includes about a hundred initiatives. The volume of its funding will amount to about a trillion rubles. President Vladimir Putin signed a decree the day before, expanding the powers of regional authorities in the socio-economic sphere. The document also obliges them to increase social benefits, provide targeted support to citizens, ensure price stability for essential goods, control the situation on the labor market and reduce administrative barriers for private businesses. The President also announced an increase in pensions, a living wage and salaries for state employees.