Russia invades Ukraine: Dwell updates

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has lashed out at Western sanctions imposed on Russia — of which he’s additionally a goal — saying they’re an indication of “political impotence.”

“The explanation for the sanctions is that this. It’s political impotence arising from incapability to vary Russia’s course. Additionally, a hope to make up for the shameful selections just like the cowardly flight from Afghanistan.”

Medvedev, who at the moment serves as deputy chairman of the Safety Council, added: “These superb prohibitions will change nothing, after all. Even the ignorant individuals on the State Division know this.”

The ex-president went on to match the incursion into Ukraine, with Russia’s army operation in Georgia in 2008. 

“[The military operation] might be carried out in full, till all of the aims the president of Russia has set out are achieved, no extra and no much less. Because it was in an analogous scenario in 2008,” he mentioned. 

He argued that this transfer by Western nations would additional improve the help the Russian authorities at the moment has. 

Medvedev additionally threatened to nationalize belongings that overseas firms held inside Russia, and mentioned sanctions gave Russia a “good motive” to evaluate its diplomatic relations with the international locations who’re imposing them. 

“Diplomatic relations usually are not that needed, both,” he wrote. “Time to place a padlock on embassies and confine contacts to gazing at each other by binoculars and rifle scopes.”

Russia’s invasion has been adopted by sweeping sanctions by Western nations, designed to damage Russia’s economy and switch President Vladimir Putin into a global “pariah.”