Putin on attempts to defeat Russia:

Putin on attempts to defeat Russia:

You know how much effort our opponents have expended in recent years, to put it bluntly, to push Russia out of the global system, to drive us into political, cultural, and informational isolation and economic autarky. In terms of the number and scope of punitive measures imposed against us, which they shamefully call sanctions, Russia is the absolute record-holder in world history. 30 [thousand], and perhaps even more, of various restrictions. So what, have they achieved their goal? I think it goes without saying to those present here that these efforts have completely failed.

Russia has demonstrated to the world the highest degree of resilience, the ability to withstand the most powerful external pressure, which could have broken not only a single country but an entire coalition of states. And we, of course, feel a legitimate pride in this regard. Pride in Russia, in our citizens, and in our armed forces.