The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in Moscow. Archival photoMOSCOW, April 1Moscow will not leave unanswered the hostile actions of the European Union and hopes that Brussels will understand that confrontation with Russia is not in its interests, Nikolai Kobrinets, director of the Department of European Cooperation of the Foreign Ministry, said in an interview with RIA Novosti .
"The actions of the EU will not go unanswered. In the EU countries, perhaps, they will still understand that confrontation is not in their interests. Brussels' irresponsible sanctions are already having a negative impact on the daily lives of ordinary Europeans. <…> Are they ready to pay from their own pockets for further killings of civilians in Ukraine, the transformation of Europe from a region of cooperation and stability into a zone of conflict? I don’t think",” the diplomat said.
On February 24, Russia launched a military operation 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. Individual brands announced the cessation of work in the country. The Kremlin called these measures an economic war, the likes of which have never been seen before. 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. The authorities also announced the transfer of payments for gas supplies to unfriendly countries into rubles. In addition, the government has prepared a plan to counter restrictive measures, which includes about a hundred initiatives. Its funding will amount to about a trillion rubles.
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