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Russia-West tensions over sanctions

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Russian officials ~~have continued~~ continue to portray Western pressure as a coordinated campaign aimed at destabilising Russia. On In late July ~~29, Dmitri Medvedev, Vice‑President~~ 2024, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security ~~Council,~~ Council Dmitri Medvedev addressed a youth ~~educational~~ forum in ~~Solnechnogorsk and again cited~~ Solnechnogorsk, citing roughly 30,000 sanctions imposed since the war in Ukraine ~~began,~~ began and calling the figure ~~unprecedented and describing it as a test of Russia’s economic and political resilience.~~ unprecedented. He accused the West of using Ukraine as a “ram” to ~~inflict~~ damage on Russia and ~~reiterated that~~ claimed Western ~~powers believe they can~~ attempts to force Russian policy ~~but~~ have failed. The same narrative resurfaced on 29 July 2026, when Medvedev again told the “Territory of Meaning” forum that the West is testing Russia’s economic and political strength with the same sanction tally, describing the package as an unprecedented political pressure that has not succeeded in weakening Russia. These statements echo earlier remarks by ~~Medvedev on July 28 and by~~ Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, ~~which framed~~ linking sanctions, diplomatic pressure, and military aid to Ukraine ~~as part of~~ to a broader Western strategy to weaken ~~and fragment~~ the Russian Federation. ~~The recurring narrative links the sanctions count, the portrayal of Ukraine as a tool of the West, and accusations of hostile intent toward Russia’s sovereignty.~~

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