Russia is in favor of an open and rules-based trade order to boost global growth, and sanctions imposed against Moscow are a “covert form” of protectionism, President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying on July 6 ahead of a G20 summit in Germany.
Reuters: Ahead of G20 summit, Putin calls sanctions ‘covert form’ of protectionism
Men walk past St Basil's Cathedral, with the Kremlin's Spasskaya (Saviour) Tower seen in the background, in central Moscow on March 17, 2017.
