‘Russia has sufficient resources’ – Putin slams new EU sanctions

The premier delivered a speech in Moscow at the United Russia Party’s 23rd Congress, attended by hundreds of delegates, politicians, and guests.

He condemned Ukraine’s “targeted attacks on civilians and civilian facilities,” and the “recruitment of renegades within our country” to carry out sabotage and terrorist attacks.

The President accused Western countries of turning a blind eye to many actions against Russia, and instead “imposing new unlawful sanctions against us.”

“Russia is confidently repelling any attempts to deter our progress,” he said. “We have sufficient resources, means, and political will. Nobody should doubt that.”

The new EU sanctions, announced last week, will remain in effect for one year. The alliance has adopted 20 packages of sanctions since the full-scale war started in February 2022.

Putin emphasized that the “unprecedented pressure from the Western elites” was due to the inability to collectively defeat the Russian federation on the battlefield.

“Their attempts to destabilise the political situation and sow internal unrest are failing too,” he noted. “They keep encouraging Kiev, which they have chosen as a battering ram in their struggle.”

Putin said despite the challenges, Moscow will solve domestic development issues, elevate the economy to a new technological level, and “ensure the inviolability of Russia’s borders for decades ahead.”