Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev cautioned that the economic sanctions against Moscow would have a negative domino effect, cited the Strategist.

The economic penalties were imposed when Vladimir Putin entered the DPR and LPR in a special operation. Washington and the EU pushed for more sanctions that have the opposite effect from the intended outcome.

The West Must Halt Russian Sanctions 

According to Dimitry Medvedev, attempts to contain Russian leader Vladimir Putin will cause the inadvertent collapse of most international institutions with the United Nations, reported the Daily Telegraph.

These massive sanctions imposed by the US and western allies heaped on Moscow to stop the war in Ukraine, according to a Telegram post last Friday, noted 24 Happenings.

Sanctions are applied by the UN Security Council, not how the western nations like the Biden administration and its European allies used it liberally.

Furthermore, how the west has used these economic penalties has violated the right of Russia under international law.

All the sanctions are illegal and have harmed the Russian Federation's sovereign rights by the US and the European Union interpreting the law for their ends.

These sanctions are reckless and should stop before any more follows, remarked Medvedev, the current deputy head of the Russian Security Council.

Relations between nations are important and should not be strained unnecessarily by anyone bloc or group. The imposition of economic sanctions on Russia will fray and lead to a dead-end that will not be good for the international community, remarked former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

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He calls these actions directed at kneecapping and hobbling the Russian federation a form of economic aggression short of declaring war on a country.

The US and its allies have deliberately assaulted the economy, independence, and sovereignty with its proxies. Though not engaged in a physical conflict, the western alliance has started a war on the economy that could lead to more measures equal to self-defense.

He warned that the Kremlin does not hesitate to defend Russia and its citizens through any method it needs to do so. Russia will not be weakened by these actions and will not make its citizens waver. Warning that the Russian people will support its leaders and know who the state's enemies are.

Economic Sanctions Could Affect the West

Continuing on the current path will be an altered world order that will have dire consequences on the economy of all countries. Keeping up the supposed effectiveness of economic warfare will be seen as a lie.

This former leader added that the comments come after several rounds of economic penalties imposed on Moscow are followed by more.

Last Friday, the European Union followed the direction of Washington to continue more penalties directed at the finance and trade sectors, including Russian coal.

Mostly unaffected is the export of oil and natural gas energy, which the US and many countries have penalized Russia but still pay for it.

Last Thursday, the UN Human Rights Council suspended Russia for alleged atrocities against Bucha civilians. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says economic sanctions imposed are illegal by international law, though it has more effect globally than thought.

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