Putin: Russia's economy successfully bypasses Western sanctions

Sochi-Sana

Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that Russia's economy is successfully bypassing Western sanctions.

Putin said during his meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in the city of Sochi today: "All indicators are positive and indicate that the Russian economy is successfully responding to the sanctions."

Putin pointed out that the level of trade exchange with Belarus reached $38.5 billion, stressing the importance of strengthening partnership in the fields of energy, agriculture and industry, and relying on dealing with national currencies, which will help enhance their value.

For his part, Lukashenko said that the West erred in evaluating our economic capabilities, adding that the sanctions it imposes on us are pushing us to more cooperation.

Regarding the NATO military build-up on the borders, Lukashenko explained that, along with the steps taken by Western politicians to divide Ukraine, raises concern, stressing that Belarus supports Russia's position on security issues and is not afraid of any difficulties and is confident of achieving victory.

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