Medvedev: Western sanctions can be regarded as "international aggression", Russia has the right to self -defense

Comprehensive Russia and today's Russian TV (RT) reported on June 30 that former Russian President and Vice Chairman of the Russian Federal Security Conference, Modewev, said that in some cases, in some cases, they could put these. Sanctions are regarded as "international aggression acts". In response, Russia has the right to defend themselves.

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During the 10th session of the 10th St. Petersburg International Legal Forum, Medvedev criticized the current rough and mean practices of Western countries "the rough and mean practices of Russia's unilateral restriction measures, and its illegality has been repeatedly emphasized at all levels." He also said that this approach was "as our opponents said, and some were similar to announcing economic war."

He said: "I want to point out again that in some cases, such hostile measures can be characterized as an international aggression. It can even be used as a reasons for war. In response, Russia has the right to carry out independence and collective defense. "

Medvedev said that Russia still has "weak hope", thinking that the West will give up his "bad approach" and "regret his stupidity." He said: "We hope that our former Western partners can have the courage to acknowledge their strategic misjudgments. According to the United Nations, (these misjudgments) have affected more than 1.5 billion people, it has caused global inflation, food shortage and poverty. "

Medvedev explained that if such hope cannot be realized, Russia will "continue to live" without Western. He said, "Today's world is completely limited to the border of Western countries."

RT pointed out that in the past few years, Russia has become the object of various sanctions implemented by the United States and its allies many times. After Russia took special military operations against Ukraine in late February this year, this pressure began to grow in index. Since then, Russia has been sanctioned by several rounds and has become the country with the most sanctions in the world. (Edit: HHJ)

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