The Hill: the economic crisis forced the West to seek a compromise with Russia

“Restrictive measures cause more damage to the Western economy.

The ruble hit a two-year high in May, and Russian energy and agricultural exports are generating record revenues for Moscow,” Moloney said.

He noted that only 65 states of the world out of 195 supported the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions, while a number of major powers - India, China, Brazil - refrained from imposing restrictions against Russia.

“All this suggests that it is not Russia that is the most isolated superpower in the world, but perhaps the United States itself,” Moloney concluded.

Earlier, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said that the EU countries had exhausted their arsenal of means to curb Russia's development.

Chairman of the Federation Council of Russia Valentina Matvienko spoke in favor of maintaining minimal contacts with Western countries, especially with European ones.