MOSCOW, Oct. 18 -- Sanctions are counter-productive and Russia will never resort to military measures in dealing with the issue, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday.
"This is absolutely out of the question in the contemporary world. We are a responsible state and a permanent member of the UN (United Nations) Security Council," Medvedev said in an interview with Euronews when answering a question from the host, according to a transcript published by the Russian government.
He added that there are various forms of response, including asymmetrical responses, which are not necessarily military in nature.
The prime minister underlined that sanctions would not lead to anything good but instead create pressure and obstacles in the development of bilateral ties.
Sanctions against the banking sector, in particular, are the hardest sanctions, and equal "a declaration of trade war," he said.
For instance, he said that Russia's trade with the European Union (EU) was almost halved after the sanctions were imposed, plunging from 430 billion euros (about 494 billion U.S. dollars) to 220-230 billion euros (252-264 billion dollars) at one point.
"This is why sanctions are a bad approach," Medvedev said.
Since 2017, Western countries including the United States and the EU have imposed a range of economic sanctions on Russia over its annexation of Crimea, formerly part of Ukraine, and its alleged role in the conflict in the south of the country.
12月新英语四级预测作文:我的宿舍
盘点6月英语四级作文常用万能句式:批驳举例类
12月英语四级作文复习必备常用短语(十)
12月英语四级作文预测及经典范文:交通事故
12月英语四级作文改革趋势解析
12月英语新四级预测作文:诚信
徐华:12月英语四级作文范文考前背诵8篇
12月英语四级作文复习必备常用短语(十一)
12月英语新四级预测作文:视频游戏
12月英语四级作文预测及经典范文:考试的作用
12月新英语四级预测作文:粗心与细心
12月英语四级作文复习必备常用短语(九)
解读英语四级写作模板三大类型
12月英语四级作文预测及经典范文:宿舍生活
12月英语四级作文预测及经典范文:网聊
12月英语四级作文预测及经典范文:校园活动
12月英语四级话题预测:上网找答案
英语四级作文必备模板:问题解决类
英语四级告别"词穷"尴尬 万能开头结尾句型大全
12月英语四级作文预测及经典范文:实现理想
12月新英语四级预测作文:如何对待残疾人
12月英语新四级预测作文:灾难
6月英语四级作文必备模板:图表类
12月英语四级作文预测及经典范文:代沟
12月英语四级作文复习必备常用短语(七)
12月英语四级作文预测及经典范文:噪音
12月英语四级话题预测:教育不公平
英语四级作文常用万能句式:开头结尾类
12月英语四级话题预测:关爱老人
12月新英语四级预测作文:灾害
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |