“In today’s world it is impossible to build a huge wall with a compass,” says the president, who affirms that Western sanctions will not cause a setback in his country
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Western sanctions will not push Russia back. decades in its development, as its opponents predict, and stressed that it is impossible to isolate the country.
“It is clear that we cannot develop on the sidelines of all the world. But it won’t. In today’s world it is impossible to build a huge wall with a compass. It is simply impossible,” Putin said at a telematic meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects.
The president stressed that against Russia “today not simply restrictions are used intentionally, but practically the total closure to access to foreign high-tech products“.