In the face of intensifying economic sanctions, Russia's foreign minister defiantly said that his country would recover with a full bill of health and never again rely on Western partners.
Russia could handle its economy on its own, as international powers try to cripple President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, according to Sergey Lavrov.
During his talks with the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, the Russian Foreign Minister said that they would sort out the economic problems. Russia has dealt with periods of economic isolation and difficulty before.
The Russian minister accused the West of betrayal, saying he was no longer under any illusion that it could be trusted.
I assure you that we will come out of this crisis with a full bill of psychological health and awareness. We won't be under the illusion that the West could be a reliable partner.
He said that they would do everything they could to be dependent on the West in those areas.
Russia's economy is unclear how it wants to operate.
The Russian economy has fallen to its knees since the start of the Ukraine war as Western allies have sought economic means of pressuring Putin to end the conflict.
The Russian ruble fell to a new record low this week as trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange remained largely suspended. Many economists think that the Western sanctions will collapse Russia's economy.
The country's economy was in a shock after the economic war, the Kremlin said on Thursday.
The pressure on Putin's inner circle is heating up, with Britain adding Roman Abramovich and six others to a growing list of people facing asset seizures under U.K., EU and U.S. sanctions.
The sanctions fly in the face of Western democratic values, according to the Russian foreign minister.
Someone heard of private property rights being trampled over by a simple clicking of the fingers. The pillar of the legal system in the West is ignored and violated the most.
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