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it is impossible to completely stop trade with Russia, former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl said in Moscow during a lecture at the Knowledge marathon

Previously, BLOOMBERG reported that the G7 were discussing the possibility of introducing an almost complete ban on exports to Russia .

“I don't think it's possible to completely stop trade with Russia. We hear that Russia is threatened with sanctions, but we see that they do not bring the results [that those who introduce them counted on],” Kneissl told reporters (quoted by RIA Novosti).

Kneisl headed the Austrian Foreign Ministry in 2017-2019. In 2018, she married Wolfgang Meilinger, the wedding was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin . He stayed at the event for about an hour, during which time he danced with the bride.

In June 2021, Kneisl joined the board of directors of Rosneft as an independent DIRECTOR , but left the post less than a year later. This happened after MEPs called for sanctions against the ex-Foreign Minister and other "European board members of large Russian companies."

That same summer, Kneisl left Austria. According to the politician, she received threats, the media accused her of working for the KGB and espionage, and in Austria there was a “de facto ban on work” for her. As a result, Kneissl moved to Lebanon.

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The idea to introduce an almost complete ban on exports in Russia, which the ex-minister commented on, began to be discussed by the G7 participants, sources told Bloomberg. They also wanted to involve the EU in the initiative , they said. However, the European Union and Japan opposed the introduction of an almost complete ban on exports, considering it impossible, wrote the Financial Times.

The Kremlin warned that the new sanctions against Russia being discussed by the G7 countries, including a total ban on exports, "will also hit the global economy", which, in turn, "can only lead to an increase in trends towards a global economic crisis." If countries nevertheless impose such sanctions, Russia will respond by stopping imports of goods in the most sensitive categories for the G7 and will withdraw from the grain deal, said Dmitry Medvedev , deputy HEAD of the Security Council .