Putin Lashes Out At West Ahead Of G20 Summit
Source: RFE/RL
Russian President Vladimir Putin says economic sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States, the European Union, and other Western governments over the Ukraine crisis go against Group of 20 (G20) principles and international law.
Putin told TASS in an interview published on November 14 that the asset freezes, visa bans, and blocks put on Russian companies trying to access Western financial markets earlier this year could only be imposed by the United Nations and its Security Council.
He acknowledged that the sanctions and low oil prices have hurt Russia's economy but said the Kremlin's cash reserves are large enough to handle any economic crisis and meet the government's "social commitments" to its people. Putin also did not rule out that the government may use some of its reserves to aid the state oil giant Rosneft, which has been hurt by the international sanctions. He also said Russia wants to leave the "dollar dictatorship" of international oil markets by using both the ruble and China's yuan in such energy transactions.
The ruble has plummeted this year, losing about 25 percent of its value in recent months against the dollar and the euro.
Read more: http://www.rferl.org/content/g20-summit-shaping-up-as-showdown-over-ukraine/26691502.html
Putin has sad
and then accuses everyone
else of breaking international law while his country occupies Crimea and his proxy forces attack Ukraine
It's good to see the sanctions are working well enough to make him whine like a spinning top, though
= new reply since forum marked as read
