Kremlin says Russia ready to endure more Western sanctions


Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends Russian-Kyrgyz talks in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's economy has adapted well to years of Western sanctions and so it does not fear the prospect of more such measures, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.

The European Union, which has imposed 11 sanctions packages against Russia since Moscow sent its armed forces into Ukraine in February 2022, said last week it was trying to shut loopholesin existing sanctions, while Poland has proposed further measures.

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