Quote Originally Posted by Eric C. View Post
But your dear leader keeps saying the sanctions do not affect Russia's economy which is bouncing back rapidly whereas the European economy is shrinking. Don't you trust him anymore?...
It’s a blatant lie))). Putin has repeatedly stated that sanctions hurt both the EU and Russia, but they never budge Russia’s political stance on the Ukraine and elsewhere. Here’s one of the latest examples:

Путин: санкции и контрсанкции наносят вред

Russia’s economy manages to stay on float in spite of sanctions not because of them.