Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Dec. 10 that Western sanctions over Ukraine were harmful for the Russian economy, but that Western economies were also affected.
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Cheese-maker Dmitry Markitan checks goat cheeses in a cheese-dairy in the village of Maryino close to city of Dmitrov, about 100 km from Moscow, on Dec. 9, 2014.