Western Satire, President Putin Says There Is Always A Reason To Impose Sanctions Against Russia

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashensko with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference. (Source: Kremlin.ru/Sergey Guneev)

JAKARTA - Western sanctions against Russia, as well as against Belarus, will be applied in any case, the reasons for this will be found, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a press conference after talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

"Sanctions will be imposed in any case. Whether they have a reason today, for example, in connection with events in Ukraine, or there is no such reason, will be found, because the aim is different, in this case the goal is to slow down the development of Russia and Belarus, " said the Russian president as quoted from TASS February 19.

"With this aim in mind, there will always be reasons to impose certain illegitimate restrictions, and this is nothing more than unfair competition," he added.

President Putin underlined that the pressure of sanctions is absolutely illegitimate.

"This is a grave violation of international law, but those who are now talking about it (about possible new sanctions) they care about it (international law), only if it benefits them. When it is not in their favor, they happily forget all the norms of public rights. international," said President Putin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Source: Kremlin.ru/Sergey Guneev)

Furthermore, President Putin noted with regret, Moscow and Minsk have lived "in such a paradigm for many years, because those in power, (who) consider themselves to be the rulers of today's life, they always interpret things only for their benefit." themselves and ignore the interests of other (countries)

"There is only one way to overcome this situation, strengthen ourselves from within, and above all, of course, in the economy," said President Putin.

When asked who can help Russia and Belarus fight sanctions, the Russian leader said Moscow and Minsk "should help themselves in this."

"This is precisely the purpose of our meeting today (with Lukashenko)," Putin said, adding it was about economic cooperation.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashensko with Russian President Vladimir Putin (Source: Kremlin.ru)

However, President Putin did not specify how the two countries would fight the sanctions, but said "there is always a solution". In addition, he also agrees with the statement of his colleague from Belarus, that the world is one and cannot lock everything.

"I join this assessment," said President Putin.

Regarding sanctions, President Putin noted that today many countries face the consequences of sanctions, 'even allies of the United States.'

"They just shut up, shut up, tolerate. But, no one likes it, they don't like secondary sanctions, and they also don't like the pressure of direct sanctions," he said.

"Sooner or later, this abscess will of course burst. But today it is important for us to increase the level of our economic sovereignty, become more capable, modern and provide a new impetus for the development of a modern economic zone," he concluded.