Russian President Vladimir Putin has hit out against the Western sanctions imposed after his country’s annexation of Crimea, calling them “short-sighted” ahead of a G20 meeting this week/AFP-FileBERLIN, Germany, Jul 6 – Russian President Vladimir Putin attacked sanctions against his country and called for an end to trade protectionism, in an editorial published in Germany Thursday ahead of the G20 summit.
Sanctions against Russia “are not just short-sighted but go against the principles of the G20 for cooperation in the interests of all countries”, Putin wrote in the business daily Handelsblatt.
“I am convinced that only open trade relations, based on uniform …read more
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