The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, reacted to the blog of the head of European diplomacy, Josep Boar, who assured in the effectiveness of anti -Russian sanctions in the long term. According to Zakharova, residents of the European Union, Asia, Africa and other regions have already waited for the effect of sanctions against the Russian Federation.
“European countries must be patient to wait for the effect from the anti -Russian restrictive measures of the West, writes the head of the EU diplomacy, Josep Borrel on his blog. So they already waited. Borrel does not even know this. Josep, the effect of anti -Russian sanctions many EU residents instantly felt On themselves. Residents of Asia, Africa and other remote regions, unilateral illegitimate restriction of Washington and Brussels against Russia also appreciated, ”Ms. Zakharova wrote in Telegram.
The European Union, together with the allies, introduced several packages of anti -Russian sanctions in response to the war of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. In particular, Brussels refused to import coal and gold and gradually introduces the embargo on Russian oil.