Vladivostok: President Vladimir Putin Told Russia would emerge stronger from his invasion of Ukraine as it hit US and European “sanctions fever” in response to the war.
“I am sure we have lost nothing and will not lose anything,” putin At the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Wednesday, the panel’s moderators were asked about the conflict in Ukraine after a speech in which they did not directly mention the war. “The main thing we will achieve is to strengthen our sovereignty.”
The US and its allies estimate that tens of thousands of Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded and vast amounts of military equipment destroyed since Putin ordered the February 24 invasion, which has hit Europe since World War II. Worst security crisis ever. Russia has also faced international sanctions pushing its economy into recession amid a stampede by foreign companies to exit the country and restrictions on imports of Western technology.
The US and Europe have also provided Ukraine with billions of dollars in financial and military aid, including an influx of advanced weapons that would enable Ukrainian forces to push back against Russian aggression.
“The pandemic has been replaced by other challenges, also of a global nature, that threaten the entire world,” Putin said in reference to the economic impact of COVID-19. “I mean the fever of the West’s sanctions, its aggressive attempts to impose a model of behavior on other countries, depriving them of their sovereignty and subjugating them to their will.”
The Russian leader, who sat in a plenary session with Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hling, who was sanctioned by the US for alleged human rights violations, insisted that isolating Russia was “impossible”, while “we risk And understand the need to “keep them in mind.”
The US imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s military leaders after taking power in a coup in February 2021. Min Aung Huling was sanctioned two years ago for alleged human rights abuses by the forces he commanded.
China’s top lawmaker, Li Zhanshu, and the prime ministers of Mongolia and Armenia also joined Putin at the annual forum, which aims to showcase investment opportunities in Russia’s Far East. In the program, leaders of India, Malaysia and Vietnam spoke through video address.
In a public show of support, Li said China was determined to cooperate with Russia in various fields and was happy that the Russian economy was not destroyed by Western sanctions. Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with Putin next week for the first time since the start of the war in Ukraine, Tas said in what will be Xi’s first foreign trip in 2 1/2 years.
Putin lashed out at international sanctions a day after a confidential internal report prepared for the Russian government emerged that showed the country faces a long and deep recession as US and European penalties impact could. The document paints a far more dire picture than Russian officials usually do in their upbeat public comments.
The Russian leader denies using energy as a “weapon” and this week defended the decision to shut down the keys indefinitely nord stream Natural gas pipelines in Europe as a result of European sanctions. The move sparked a spurt in European energy prices as governments rushed to take emergency measures before the threat looms over the winter.
“I am sure we have lost nothing and will not lose anything,” putin At the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Wednesday, the panel’s moderators were asked about the conflict in Ukraine after a speech in which they did not directly mention the war. “The main thing we will achieve is to strengthen our sovereignty.”
The US and its allies estimate that tens of thousands of Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded and vast amounts of military equipment destroyed since Putin ordered the February 24 invasion, which has hit Europe since World War II. Worst security crisis ever. Russia has also faced international sanctions pushing its economy into recession amid a stampede by foreign companies to exit the country and restrictions on imports of Western technology.
The US and Europe have also provided Ukraine with billions of dollars in financial and military aid, including an influx of advanced weapons that would enable Ukrainian forces to push back against Russian aggression.
“The pandemic has been replaced by other challenges, also of a global nature, that threaten the entire world,” Putin said in reference to the economic impact of COVID-19. “I mean the fever of the West’s sanctions, its aggressive attempts to impose a model of behavior on other countries, depriving them of their sovereignty and subjugating them to their will.”
The Russian leader, who sat in a plenary session with Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hling, who was sanctioned by the US for alleged human rights violations, insisted that isolating Russia was “impossible”, while “we risk And understand the need to “keep them in mind.”
The US imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s military leaders after taking power in a coup in February 2021. Min Aung Huling was sanctioned two years ago for alleged human rights abuses by the forces he commanded.
China’s top lawmaker, Li Zhanshu, and the prime ministers of Mongolia and Armenia also joined Putin at the annual forum, which aims to showcase investment opportunities in Russia’s Far East. In the program, leaders of India, Malaysia and Vietnam spoke through video address.
In a public show of support, Li said China was determined to cooperate with Russia in various fields and was happy that the Russian economy was not destroyed by Western sanctions. Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with Putin next week for the first time since the start of the war in Ukraine, Tas said in what will be Xi’s first foreign trip in 2 1/2 years.
Putin lashed out at international sanctions a day after a confidential internal report prepared for the Russian government emerged that showed the country faces a long and deep recession as US and European penalties impact could. The document paints a far more dire picture than Russian officials usually do in their upbeat public comments.
The Russian leader denies using energy as a “weapon” and this week defended the decision to shut down the keys indefinitely nord stream Natural gas pipelines in Europe as a result of European sanctions. The move sparked a spurt in European energy prices as governments rushed to take emergency measures before the threat looms over the winter.