Western Campaign Against Russia's Economy and Science Will Fail: Putin
16:42 27.07.2026 (Updated: 17:31 27.07.2026)
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The Russian people have responded to trials and external pressure on the country with inner unity, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
"In response to historic trials and aggressive external pressure, our multi-ethnic people have answered with internal solidarity. That has always been the case. And that is precisely what is happening today," Putin said.
Putin held a meeting with lawmakers on Monday following the final plenary session of the eighth-convocation State Duma.
Putin described the past five years as difficult and extremely consequential for Russia.
"The past five years - the period of your tenure as deputies — have been challenging and immensely responsible for our country," he said, addressing the parliamentarians.
Russia has long faced attempts at restraint from the West, but since 2022 the Russophobic machine has been set in full motion, Putin said.
"We have long been confronted with unlawful restrictions, with attempts at containment and pressure - both after the 'Russian Spring' of 2014 and even before that. But since 2022, the West has set the Russophobic machine in full swing," Putin said.
The president noted that the West is setting global "records," both in the sheer number of sanctions and in their utter ineffectiveness.
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