"Western sanctions are a myth and fiction, and their adoption is a sign of political impotence due to the inability to change the course of Russia," stated Deputy Head of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, APA reports citing RIA Novosti.
“I believe that it is obvious to all smart people: sanctions are a myth, a fiction, a figure of speech. I am deeply indifferent to these widely advertised restrictions on rights abroad. I can say it more strictly, but I will refrain. I am a citizen of Russia. And that's it. Well, sanctions are being taken for an obvious reason. From political impotence, which arose on the basis of the inability to change the course of Russia, ”he commented.