MOSCOW, October 27. /TASS/. Russia is convinced that Western sanctions are not temporary or targeted measures, but a mechanism for systemic pressure on Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in an interview with TASS on the sidelines of the Made in Russia forum.
The diplomat noted that the aggressive campaign against Russia has intensified today from Western countries, their alliances, and their allies.
"They declare their goal openly: financial and technological isolation, undermining prospects for long-term socioeconomic development, and inflicting the maximum possible damage on citizens with the aim of destabilizing the domestic political situation. We proceed from the fact that this policy is not temporary or targeted measures, but a mechanism for systemic strategic pressure on our country," she stated.
"As for secondary sanctions, the collective West, by imposing them against sovereign states, is attempting to punish them for working with Russia and for defending their national interests," Zakharova added.
The diplomat further stated that sanctions have become a reality of the new stage of development the global economy has entered.
