Medvedev compared sanctions with "terrible trials of Russia in the twentieth century"

Western sanctions for Russia are not fatal difficulties, they cannot be compared with the “terrible trials of the country in the 20th century.” This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev in an interview with RIA Novosti.

“Yes, there are difficulties, they will have to be overcome, this is obvious. Unfortunately, they exist both at the state level and at the household level. But, firstly, we are no strangers to these difficulties, and, secondly, these are, you know, not fatal difficulties. This cannot be compared with the terrible trials that our country went through in the 20th century. I will even say more: these are not even the problems that we had in our heads when the world was faced with a pandemic of a new CORONAVIRUS, ”he said.

In addition, according to him, today they are trying to put Russia in the category of a pariah country, but in fact it is the United States . “This “rogue nation” is the United States of America. Not because we do not like the Americans, but because the Americans are constantly waging wars of conquest on the territory of the entire globe, ”the politician said.

Medvedev also noted that no one in the West will be able to turn Russia "into the likeness of North Korea or Cuba." “Russia is Russia , it is the largest country in the world, it is a permanent member of the Security Council, it is a colossal economy, it is a nuclear power. Therefore, all their fabrications that they are now swaddling us, as once there was the DPRK or Cuba, and they will be kept in such a state, they are not based on anything, this is impossible, ”concluded the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council.