“Here, of course, the influence (of trade wars on the Russian economy. - RT ) will be restraining, but again, everything is in our hands. We must focus on internal development, the internal situation, ”Oreshkin told reporters. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
The Minister noted that Russia should use the opportunities that appear in our foreign markets.
Earlier, Oreshkin said that Russia and China are negotiating various areas of cooperation, including with the aim of switching Beijing to the Russian market and replacing goods from the United States.
On August 5, China temporarily stopped purchasing agricultural products from the United States. Beijing also did not rule out an increase in duties on these products.
In an interview with NSN, expert Alexei Maslov assessed the possible consequences of intensifying the US-China trade war.