Russian President Vladimir Putin in a pre-recorded message played at the BRICS Business forum said that the International economy is affected owing to the freezing of assets of sovereign countries and implied sanctions which he marked as illegal.
He said that in order to start the process to end the conflict, an agreement is required from both sides. However, he noted that it is difficult to reach one as the Ukrainian army is on the offensive.
Following Russia's withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal that guaranteed the secure sale of Ukrainian grains, President Vladimir Putin has said that the decision was taken as the pact eventually lost its meaning and was no more of any significance, according to Al Jazeera.
Accusing Poland of having territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that any aggression against its neighbour and ally Belarus would be considered an attack on Moscow itself.
Responding to a question on whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate in the G20 Summit, Arindam Bagchi said he cannot issue a response on any particular leader.
Slamming the West over the “failure to comply” with Moscow’s demands to extend the UN-brokered Black Sea Grain initiative, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow would ‘consider’ returning to the deal if all the conditions are met, CNN reported.