MOSCOW: Commenting on the US’ latest sanctions on Russia’s largest oil companies, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that they will not have much of an impact on the Russian economy and calling them an attempt to put pressure on Moscow. “No self-respecting country ever does anything under pressure,” Putin told the media on Thursday. “They (sanctions) are serious for us, of course, that is clear. And they will have certain consequences, but they will not significantly impact our economic well-being,” he added. He added that the sanctions were an “unfriendly act” that “does not strengthen Russia-US relations, which have only just begun to recover”. The Russian leader said that, in a conversation with his US counterpart Donald Trump, he had warned that the sanctions would impact global

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