Zakharova responded to Borrell's call to "be patient" for the sake of the effectiveness of sanctions

“They have already waited.

Borrell doesn't even know that.

Josep, many EU residents immediately felt the effect of anti-Russian sanctions,” she wrote on Telegram.

Residents of Asia, Africa and other remote regions "unilateral illegitimate restrictions of Washington and Brussels against Russia also appreciated," Zakharova emphasized.

Josep Borrell, in his blog, urged the people of Europe to show strategic patience so that sanctions against Russia prove their effectiveness.