“Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would never bow to pressure from the United States and threatened a “tremendous” response to any strikes on Russian territory with long-range weapons provided to Ukraine by Western allies. Source: Reuters Details: Putin’s reaction came after US President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, in a dramatic shift in policy regarding Russia’s war against Ukraine. Speaking to journalists, Putin called the US and Western sanctions an “unfriendly” step that “will have a certain effect, but will not significantly affect our economic well-being.” He also assured that the Russian energy sector “feels confident” despite the sanctions pressure. “This is, of course, an attempt to put pressure on Russia. But no self-respecting country and no self-respecting people ever make decisions under pressure,” he said. At the same time, commenting on the sanctions, Putin decided to joke, saying that Western sanctions could “cost the EU dearly”, in particular due to the “ban on the purchase of our toilets”. In fact, the restrictions include a ban on the import of European sanitary ware to Russia. Separately, Putin reacted to the report of The Wall Street Journal that the Trump administration lifted restrictions on the use of Western long-range missiles by Ukraine, as well as to the statements of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi about the development of domestic missiles with a flight range of up to 3 thousand kilometers. “This is an attempt at escalation, but if such weapons are used to strike Russian territory, the response will be very serious, if not overwhelming. Let them think about it,” Putin said. Verbatim: “While the scope of the financial blow to Russia may be limited in the short term, analysts see the new sanctions as a strong signal of the Trump administration’s intention to curtail Russia’s financial capabilities and force it into a peace deal. However, it remains unclear whether India and other major buyers will actually stop buying Russian oil.” What came before: The United States imposed sanctions against the largest Russian oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as their subsidiaries. On the morning of October 23, the European Union finally approved the 19th package of sanctions against Russia by written procedure. Zelensky made it clear that Ukraine expects to receive long-range missiles, including Tomahawk, from European states.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Vladimir Putin. Photo: Getty Images Source: Reuters
Details: Putin’s reaction came after US President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, which marked a sharp change in policy regarding Russia’s war against Ukraine.
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Speaking to journalists, Putin called the US and Western sanctions an “unfriendly” step that “will have a certain effect, but will not significantly affect our economic well-being.” He also assured that the Russian energy sector “feels confident” despite the sanctions pressure.
“This is, of course, an attempt to put pressure on Russia. But no self-respecting country and no self-respecting people ever make decisions under pressure,” he said.
At the same time, commenting on the sanctions, Putin decided to joke, saying that Western sanctions could “cost the EU dearly”, in particular due to the “ban on the purchase of our toilets”. In fact, the restrictions include a ban on the import of European sanitary ware to Russia.
Separately, Putin reacted to The Wall Street Journal’s report that the Trump administration had lifted the restrictions on Ukraine’s use of Western long-range missiles, as well as on the statements of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi about the development of domestic missiles with a flight range of up to 3 thousand kilometers.
“This is an attempt at escalation, but if such weapons are used to strike Russian territory, the response will be very serious, if not overwhelming. Let them think about it,” Putin said.
Literally: “While the scope of the financial blow to Russia may be limited in the short term, analysts see the new sanctions as a strong signal of the Trump administration’s intention to curtail Russia’s financial capabilities and force it to agree to a peace deal. However, it remains unclear whether India and other major buyers will actually stop buying Russian oil.”
What preceded:
- United States imposed sanctions against the largest Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as their subsidiaries.
- On the morning of October 23, the European Union finally approved the 19th package of sanctions against Russia by written procedure.
- Zelensky made it clearthat Ukraine expects to receive long-range missiles, including Tomahawk, from European states.