Putin Calls on Countries to Normalize Relations With Russia

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Western and other countries should normalize relations with his country following punishing sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine.

“We have no bad intentions, there is no need to escalate the situation, impose restrictions, we fulfill all obligations,” Putin said during an event on Friday, according to state media. “If someone does not want to cooperate with us within the framework of single cooperation, and by doing so harms themselves, they will, of course, harm us too,” Putin said.

Following the start of conflict in Ukraine on Feb. 24, the United States, European Union, Japan, and several other countries issued hefty sanctions against Putin, Russian oligarchs, the Russian Central Bank, other Russian banks, and other assets. A number of international corporations, including Maersk, Boeing, Microsoft, Apple, and others, have also said they won’t do business in the country.

Responding to the sanctions, Putin said the country’s economy would have to adapt.

“We will just have to move some projects a little to the right, to acquire additional competencies. But we will still solve the problems that we face” he said. “In the end, we will even benefit from this because we will acquire additional competencies.”

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new sanctions against members of Russia’s political elite, along with members of their families. Biden announced sanctions against Putin last week.

The United States, United Kingdom, and the European Union also announced they would expel certain Russian banks from SWIFT, the high-security banking network for thousands of financial institutions, prompting speculation that Russia would turn to China and the yuan in a bid to evade sanctions. The Chinese Communist Party has not hit Russia or any of its assets with sanctions.

In recent days, meanwhile, some European and American companies signaled they are pulling out of Russia and won’t be making any investments in the near future. That includes oil giants ExxonMobil, Shell, and BP.

By Jack Phillips

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