22 Apr 2014 12:45

Russians will not suffer because of Western sanctions - PM

MOSCOW. April 22 (Interfax) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has promised that Russian citizens will not become hostages to any political games and sanctions on the part of Western countries.

"Will our citizens suffer because of these infamous sanctions? We will not allow this to happen. Our citizens will not become hostages to any political games," Medvedev said in the State Duma on Tuesday.

It has taken the world quite long to learn to agree on the most important international issues and formulate universal rules, he said.

"And today certain basic values of the global world such as, for example, the freedom of movement are being called into question," the Russian prime minister said.