They already understand that the “breakdown” has already begun. But, nevertheless, they cannot stop. And not only for reasons of prestige... But also from the point of view of economic benefit,” he said during a meeting with the heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Moscow.

Earlier, the chief of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that European sanctions were powerless against the Russian defense industry; the EU does not see light at the end of the Ukrainian tunnel.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov noted that the West’s line to contain Russia is at its peak.

The Kremlin also reported that the United States and EU countries, introducing unprecedented sanctions against Russia, did not think at all about the boomerang effect, which is obvious.