On Friday, Russia admitted that the pressure of sanctions imposed by the West is increasing, despite the negative impact of economic restrictions even on countries that promote such policies, reports EFE, quoted by Agerpres.

“The situation is changing rapidly. The collective West is increasing the pressure of sanctions against Russia and Belarus, despite the fact that their initiators feel the negative consequences of this policy,” Russian Prime Minister Mykhailo Mishustin said in Kyrgyzstan, quoted by the official Russian news agency RIA Novosti.

Speaking at the Intergovernmental Council of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEC, which includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia), Mishustin emphasized the role of this organization at a time when the world economic and trade system is fundamentally shaken.

“Western countries are trying to blame our country for the global food crisis, fully understanding that the current situation is a direct consequence of their actions,” he said.

Misustin noted that “anti-Russian sanctions” intensified global negative trends, under which banks and financial institutions stopped granting loans and drawing up contracts for the sale of food and fertilizers from Russia.

The Russian Prime Minister also stated that from a food point of view, the EU member states are at an advantage.

“We have achieved a high level of self-sufficiency in the main types of agricultural products,” said the head of the Russian government, adding that the UEE is one of the largest food exporters in the world.