‘International economy is seriously affected by illegitimate sanctions’: Putin at BRICS Business Forum

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Russian President Vladimir Putin in a pre-recorded message played at the BRICS Business Forum said that the international economy is affected because of the freezing of assets of sovereign countries and implied sanctions which he called illegal. The Russian President said, “The international economic situation is also seriously affected by the illegitimate sanction practice and illegal freezing of assets of sovereign states which essentially amounts to their trampling upon all the basic norms and rules of free trade and economic life.” President Putin spoke about increased prices of agricultural products and crops and added that the impact of this inflation...