Medvedev: the punishment of the West proved that the Russian Federation is able to feed herself

Russia is able to feed herself, and the period after the introduction of sanctions by Western countries have proved this, said the Prime Minister Medvedev D. A..
"The past 10 months since the introduction of the special economic measures showed, or if you prefer, proved Russia is able to feed herself" - quoted Medvedev of RIA " news ".



"needless to say, this will be considered and those who wished to cooperate, and who because of the mode of punishment misses significant opportunities on the Russian market ", - said the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has supplemented his words by the fact that the decision of the Russian Federation on the extension retaliatory restrictive measures will be depending on the actions of the Western countries. At the moment the West's actions prove that he is not seeking to cancel penalties against Russia, he said. At the same time, Medvedev said that Moscow will not have to beg anyone to come back on their own market. Before the last working day of the week it was declared that the extension of economic sanctions against Russia will be discussed at the G7 conference in Germany. Up to this source at the permanent representation to the EU in Brussels a Western European country said that on the agenda of the European Union is the question of the search for consensus, but not on the extension of sanctions against Russia. Before that, it was claimed that the head of the USA Barack Obama will negotiate with EU leaders about the expansion of the punishment relative to Russia in the negotiations on the sidelines of the summit of heads of States and governments of the group of seven in Germany. Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. The EU and the US on the background reached in Minsk agreements between Kiev and militias Donbass about stopping the fire entered against Russia punishment, against the financial, oil and defense industries.


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