According to Reuters on December 1, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on December 1 that Russia is acting on the assumption that the sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and its allies will last for years, but the influence of the United States on the world economy is weakening.
Peskov made the remarks in a commentary on an interview with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Energy, Jeffrey Pyat, in the Financial Times. In the interview, Pyat said Washington's goal is to halve Russia's oil and gas revenues by the end of the decade.
"We have no doubt that these sanctions will last for many years," Peskov said. Even without the statements of the distinguished (American) representatives, we have known this for a long time. We assumed this when formulating the course policy. ”
The report pointed out that Russia often says that it has proved that the Russian economy is more resilient than expected in the face of unprecedented Western sanctions.
According to reports, the Russian economy increased by 5% year-on-year in October, mainly due to a sharp increase in military production.
"We also have no doubt that the United States will continue to try to put pressure on Russia and the entire system of ** and economic relations, to undermine it at its roots," Peskov said. ”
To compensate for the decline in Western **, Russia is turning to China, India and other markets in the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America, the report said.
"The world economy is not limited to the American economy," Peskov said. ”
"The world is far more diverse than the United States, the U.S.-centric world is ending, a period of diversity is beginning, and the same is true in the field of international economic relations," he said. (Compiled by Zhao Feifei).