“The Russian economy is successfully coping with the pressure of sanctions,” Polyansky said at the UN Security Council meeting.

His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.

According to him, the domestic economy in this situation finds new opportunities for its own development and new reliable allies.

Earlier, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that no one would succeed in strangling the Russian economy and isolating it.

According to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Russia withstood the sanctions pressure.