Antonov: US sanctions will not force Moscow to abandon its independent policy

WORLD, Feb. 25 (YPA) – The US sanctions imposed against Russia on Friday are mindless and will not lead to Moscow abandoning its independent policy, the Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said commenting on the restrictions by Washington.

He continued: “On February 24th, the world has witnessed yet another round of mindless economic and personal sanctions against Russia and its citizens. They once again want us to “suffer”. Does anyone really believe that such measures will make our country give up its independent course, divert from the chosen path towards a multipolar world based on the principle of indivisible security, international law and the UN Charter?”.

According to him, the Washington administration fails to understand that “new supplies of weapons, like all the previous ones, only prolong the conflict, leading to continued bloodshed and in no way helping bring peace any closer.”

He noted that the Russian army “keeps making strong progress in completing the tasks set before it to defend the Fatherland,” and “is supported by the entire country.”

In most of the countries that have instigated the restrictions “the crisis is raging, they face a growing shortage of goods and a galloping inflation,” Antonov noted.

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