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30 Jul 2025, 19:56 GMT+10
The economy has withstood years of pressure over the Ukraine crisis, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said
Russia has long been accustomed to Western pressure and sanctions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, after US President Donald Trump announced a shortened deadline for a ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict and threatened new sanctions if Moscow does not comply.
On Monday, Trump said he is moving up the deadline for Russia to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine from 50 to "about 10 or 12 days," adding that "there's no reason in waiting."
He warned that failure to comply would result in new "sanctions and maybe tariffs," targeting nations that buy Russian oil.
Commenting on Trump's remarks on Wednesday, Peskov signaled that Russia is not worried about new sanctions. "We have been living under a huge number of sanctions for quite a long time," he stated.
"Of course, a certain immunity has already developed with regard [to sanctions]," he said, adding that Moscow "continues to take note of statements coming from President Trump."
Earlier, Peskov stressed that while Russia is "committed to the peace process to resolve the conflict around Ukraine," it wants to ensure that its interests are respected. Moscow has insisted that a settlement must include Ukrainian neutrality, demilitarization, and recognition of the new territorial reality on the ground.
Russia remains the most sanctioned country in the world by far, with more than 10,000 imposed by Western countries. The first wave of sanctions began after the start of the Ukraine crisis in 2014, and the number rose sharply after the conflict escalated in 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow should not be intimidated by sanctions, otherwise it could "lose everything," noting that they often boomerang against those who imposed them.
(RT.com)
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