Patrushev allowed the emergence of an economic and political crisis in Europe

“Europe is facing a deep economic and political crisis for their countries.

Rising inflation and a decline in living standards are already affecting the wallets and moods of Europeans, ”RIA Novosti quotes Patrushev.

As Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said earlier, the sanctions policy could lead to an increase in the cost of living in the EU and the United States, as well as to mass unemployment.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the refusal of a number of Western countries to cooperate with Russia hit the Americans and Europeans themselves.