Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on July 28 sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union on Russian officials and companies would not achieve their goal and only make Russia more economically independent.
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Reuters: Lavrov says US, EU sanctions may make Russia more independent
A banner covers the mouth of a Malaysian youth during a rally outside the Russian embassy in Kuala Lumpur on July 22, 2014.
