Lavrov responded to Zelensky's sanctions with the phrase "whatever the child amuses himself with"

The President of Ukraine signed a decree imposing sanctions on Vladimir Putin and Russian government ministers on June 9. Almost all rectors of Russian universities also fell under the restrictions.

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RUSSIA will not react to Ukrainian sanctions against Vladimir Putin and members of the Russian government. This was stated by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a press conference in Yerevan following the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CSTO countries.

“I don't think it's worthy of any specific step on our part. But no matter what the child amuses himself with, ”he told reporters.

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The day before, on June 9, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree imposing personal sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin. The sanctions also included Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Defense and Interior Ministers Sergei Shoigu and Vladimir Kolokoltsev, all deputy prime ministers, as well as ministers, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov and Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev. There are 35 people on the list in total.

Zelensky also imposed sanctions against 261 rectors and heads of Russian universities and educational institutions, including Moscow State University and MGIMO. The sanctions list included 236 Russian universities. The sanctions have been introduced indefinitely, they imply the freezing of all funds and assets in Ukraine, as well as a ban on transactions and ownership of land and real estate in the country.

Ukraine announced personal sanctions against the Russian leadership more than 100 days after the start of the special operation and a few months after the sanctions of other countries. Since the end of February, many countries have begun to introduce and tighten restrictions against Russia. Putin, Lavrov and Shoigu, as well as their relatives, are under sanctions from the European Union, Great Britain, the United States , CANADA, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Restrictions have also been introduced against many members of the government, parliamentarians, military and journalists, as well as businessmen, enterprises and companies.

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The Kremlin, commenting on the imposition of sanctions, said that "hostile countries" would not be able to isolate Russia, and the country itself would not strive for isolation.

Representatives of the Russian leadership often use common phrases and expressions during press conferences and communication with journalists, considering this the right moment for jokes. So, on February 8, at a press conference, Putin, urging Ukraine to comply with the MINSK agreements, said: “Well, if you like it or not, be patient, my beauty. Must be fulfilled."

The Ukrainian leader, who had previously said that he did not agree with the terms of the Minsk agreements in Kyiv, answered the Russian president in absentia on the same day. “Of course, there are things that you can’t argue with the President of the Russian Federation – Ukraine is really a beauty. But as for “mine,” I think this is already too much,” Zelensky said. At the same time, he switched to Russian, so that, according to him, his answer would be better understood by the "author of the aphorism."