Ukraine war: Putin says West's sanctions fever wrecks European lives

07.09.2022, 14:53 bbc.com

Vladimir Putin has condemned Western sanctions imposed because of Russia's war in Ukraine as a fever that poses a threat to the entire world. In a speech to an economic forum in Vladivostok, he said Russia was coping with the West's economic "aggression". But the Russian president warned the quality of life for Europeans was being sacrificed to sanctions while poorer countries were losing access to food.