“Sanctions against Russia have made things worse.
And related to energy.
This means that they made mistakes in the energy sector - gas prices have risen, and gas is the basis of many fertilizers, ”RIA Novosti quotes him as saying at a meeting with the winners of the Leaders of Russia contest.
Putin added that prices for fertilizers have risen, which has led to the closure of a number of enterprises, including in Europe.
“Then they started imposing these illegitimate sanctions.
Illegitimate because they are not backed up by the UN Security Council.
Everything that is not supported by the decision of the UN Security Council is, from the point of view of international law, illegitimate, illegal,” the Russian leader stressed.
Earlier, Putin called the long-term macroeconomic policy of the G7 countries, including uncontrolled emission and accumulation of unsecured debts, irresponsible.