The Russian President, Vladimir Putin has told western countries who imposed sanctions against Russia that the country will remain firm until it’s objectives are achieved.
Western sanctions are meant to weaken the Russian economy and force Moscow to withdrew troops from Ukraine.
Media reports say the Ukrainian government and some US and European politicians are arguing that, “the West must end imports of Russian energy to stop financing the Russian President war chest.”
But Putin said there had been no alternative to what Russia calls its special military operation in Ukraine and that Russia was not a country which could accept compromising its sovereignty for some sort of short-term economic gain.
“These sanctions would have been imposed in any case,” Putin told a meeting of the Russian government. “There are some questions, problems and difficulties but in the past we have overcome them and we will overcome them.”
Western sanctions against Russia have brought supply shortages of fuel, gas and wheat across across the globe.
