04:57Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that the European quality of life had been thrown into the 'furnace of the sanctions', at the expense of 'Euro-Atlantic unity'.
He made the comments on Wednesday during a plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) on Russky Island in Primorsky region.
"The achieved level of industrial development in Europe, the quality of life, socio-economic stability - all these are being thrown into the sanctions furnace and spent on the orders of Washington in the name of the notorious 'Euro-Atlantic unity', but in fact, [all of these are being] sacrificed in order to preserve the dictatorship of the United States in world affairs," the president stated.
According to Putin, the actions of the Western elites have already led to a gap between their interests and those of their own citizens.
The president also said that confidence in currencies such as the dollar, euro, and pound sterling had been lost.
"I should note here that yesterday Gazprom and its Chinese partners decided to switch to the ruble and the yuan in a 50/50 proportion when paying for gas supplies," Putin added.
The Eastern Economic Forum opened in Vladivostok on the campus of Far Eastern State University on September 5. The event will continue until September 8, and will include more than 90 meetings and discussions.
Russia: European quality of life 'thrown into the sanctions furnace' - Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that the European quality of life had been thrown into the 'furnace of the sanctions', at the expense of 'Euro-Atlantic unity'.
He made the comments on Wednesday during a plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) on Russky Island in Primorsky region.
"The achieved level of industrial development in Europe, the quality of life, socio-economic stability - all these are being thrown into the sanctions furnace and spent on the orders of Washington in the name of the notorious 'Euro-Atlantic unity', but in fact, [all of these are being] sacrificed in order to preserve the dictatorship of the United States in world affairs," the president stated.
According to Putin, the actions of the Western elites have already led to a gap between their interests and those of their own citizens.
The president also said that confidence in currencies such as the dollar, euro, and pound sterling had been lost.
"I should note here that yesterday Gazprom and its Chinese partners decided to switch to the ruble and the yuan in a 50/50 proportion when paying for gas supplies," Putin added.
The Eastern Economic Forum opened in Vladivostok on the campus of Far Eastern State University on September 5. The event will continue until September 8, and will include more than 90 meetings and discussions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that the European quality of life had been thrown into the 'furnace of the sanctions', at the expense of 'Euro-Atlantic unity'.
He made the comments on Wednesday during a plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) on Russky Island in Primorsky region.
"The achieved level of industrial development in Europe, the quality of life, socio-economic stability - all these are being thrown into the sanctions furnace and spent on the orders of Washington in the name of the notorious 'Euro-Atlantic unity', but in fact, [all of these are being] sacrificed in order to preserve the dictatorship of the United States in world affairs," the president stated.
According to Putin, the actions of the Western elites have already led to a gap between their interests and those of their own citizens.
The president also said that confidence in currencies such as the dollar, euro, and pound sterling had been lost.
"I should note here that yesterday Gazprom and its Chinese partners decided to switch to the ruble and the yuan in a 50/50 proportion when paying for gas supplies," Putin added.
The Eastern Economic Forum opened in Vladivostok on the campus of Far Eastern State University on September 5. The event will continue until September 8, and will include more than 90 meetings and discussions.