NATO Secretary General spoke about the consequences of sanctions against Russia for the whole world

The sanctions imposed on Russia will have consequences for the whole world, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a diplomatic forum in Antalya. The broadcast was conducted by the press service of the North Atlantic Alliance on Twitter.

“No one wanted to impose these sanctions. These sanctions will cost the whole world dearly, including those countries that imposed them,” Stoltenberg said.

Since the end of February, many Western countries have begun to impose sanctions against Russia and Belarus. Under restrictive measures, including assets of the Central Bank, large banks, including VTB and Sberbank, certain sectors of the economy, as well as a number of businessmen, politicians and officials.

President Vladimir Putin noted that the Soviet Union lived all the time under the conditions of sanctions, but, despite this, it developed and achieved success. He was supported by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko . He stated that, despite the sanctions, “we will do better than we have always had – after the collapse of the USSR and even in the USSR.” “The situation is not the one for us to take a steam bath and worry about some events,” Lukashenka believes.