Dmitri Medvedev says West testing Russia with about 30,000 sanctions
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitri Medvedev told a youth educational forum, “Territory of Meaning,” in Solnechnogorsk, Moscow region, that Western countries are presently testing Russia’s strength both economically and politically. He said roughly 30,000 sanctions have been imposed on the Russian Federation since the war in Ukraine began – a number he described as unprecedented in history.
Medvedev added that the West is using Ukraine as a “ram” to try to weaken or destroy Russia and complained that Western opponents have constantly sought to destabilise the Russian state. He said the massive sanctions package represents a threatening political pressure from all sides and that the West’s attempts to force Russia to comply have failed.
Entities: Dmitri Medvedev · Dmitry Medvedev · Russia · Russian Federation · Security Council of the Russian Federation · Solnechnogorsk · Territory of Meaning forum · Ukraine · Western countries · Western countries
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- [● 4 SOURCES] Opponents have always tried to destabilise Russia. (medvedev_statement)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Around 30,000 sanctions have been introduced against the Russian Federation. (medvedev_statement)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Western countries are testing Russia's strength economically and politically. (Dmitri Medvedev)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Western attempts to coerce Russia have failed. (Dmitri Medvedev)
- [● 4 SOURCES] The West is using Ukraine as a ram to try to destroy Russia. (Dmitri Medvedev)
- [● 4 SOURCES] The number of sanctions imposed on Russia is unprecedented in history. (Dmitri Medvedev)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Medvedev made the remarks at the youth educational forum “Territory of Meaning” in Solnechnogorsk, Moscow region. (Dmitri Medvedev)
- [● 4 SOURCES] The sanctions are an unprecedented test of Russia’s economic and political strength. (medvedev_statement)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Western countries are using Ukraine as a “ram” to try to destroy Russia. (medvedev_statement)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Medvedev said the West is testing Russia's strength economically and politically. (medvedev_statement)
- [● 4 SOURCES] He claimed the West is using Ukraine as a ‘ram’ to try to destroy Russia. (All articles)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Medvedev said about 30,000 sanctions have been introduced against Russia, a number unprecedented in history. (All articles)