Medvedev called threats "hellish sanctions" "ritual dance"

Even those who threaten Russia with sanctions do not believe that this threat will work, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with Russian media.

“This is such a figure of speech, part of the political culture: “Let's talk about it in order to perform this ritual dance.” And they regularly perform it, ”Medvedev explained (quote from RIA Novosti). He urged not to frighten Russia with "hellish sanctions."

“Problems can always exist, but these problems are definitely solvable,” the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council emphasized.

Commenting on the possibility of a ban on the conversion of the ruble, Medvedev said that in the event of restrictions on transactions in dollars and euros, Russia will switch to Chinese yuan. “The absence of DOLLAR payments can be replaced by payments in euros. If there are decisions on the euro, there is the yuan. <...> I don’t know who will lose more from this,” he said. Medvedev recalled that Russia is already pursuing a course towards a more balanced currency basket and, if necessary, can "make a certain redistribution within this basket."