Yahoo – AFP,
20 Dec 2014
Moscow (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin said Saturday no country can "intimidate" or "isolate" Russia, after the West imposed new sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual press conference in Moscow on December 18, 2014 (AFP Photo/Alexander Nemenov) |
Moscow (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin said Saturday no country can "intimidate" or "isolate" Russia, after the West imposed new sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis.
"Of
course, no one will be able to intimidate us, or contain and isolate Russia. No
one has ever been able to and no one ever will," Putin said in a speech.
Putin said
Russia must be prepared to "go through certain difficulties and always
give an adequate response to all the threats to its sovereignty, stability and
the unity of society".
On Friday,
the European Union and the United States boosted sanctions against Crimea over
its annexation by Russia in March.
In moves
coordinated with Washington, the EU agreed to ban all investment in Crimea and
cruise ships from its ports.
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